Description: This tall, slender woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Vani lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student she started as a Sage, but she got bored and became a Sailor. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'5". He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His auburn hair is cut short. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Umpen is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Umpen was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Military, In love, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the east to a Jeweler, Arha learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2 Holy water.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. His fur, while still mostly beige, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are violet.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'4". She is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. Her cinnamon fur is knotted and matted. Her copper unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. River enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She got into the Courier business at a young age. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Roland was born the youngest of three triplets. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This light-skinned male likes to wear yellow tank tops with green pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rolen grew up listening to his father's many stories. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Body Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Jet (60 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her head has been shaved. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Cumpen wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of a Bookbinder, who enjoyed hunting, Cumpen was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (16 gp).