Description: She wears a pastel vest and prefers white and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She carries with her a set of shields on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her white fur is thinning but still full. Her ears are large.

Personality: Smoking hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. After coming to the age of reason, Smoking took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and brown handkerchief worn on her right side. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Adventurer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Military, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Pink pearl (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Assassin. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the east to a Assassin, Halander learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He tends to his Assassin job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Addict. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a red shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: The child of a Beggar, who enjoyed hunting, Radomir was taken on many hunting expeditions. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting brigands, the young Radomir began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 sp. Iolite (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Priest. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Religious, In love. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'11" when asserting himself. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hadarai fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her head has been shaved. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and to be a fletcher again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear flannel. She has a very tight haircut. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His fur is lavender and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 130 gp.