Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has wavy brass crest. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a violet costume with the symbols of his god on his torso, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 60 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). 1 Antitoxin.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep black.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is dressed in an above average manner. She has moderate length chestnut hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She is a Lycanthrope in disguise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and balancing her hectic life and new miner responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a white armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down, and is pretty ugly. She wears her chestnut hair down. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Verna was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He wears his copper crest down. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mercenary. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mercenary for hire.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 sp. Hematite (5 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'1". She wears dull violet sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed rapier, just in case, and her gloved hand is found clutching a rapier. Her red hair is well kept. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to be a brewer again

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Gesrethe was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. After a long history of fighting, Gesrethe and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1400 sp. Eye agate (6 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp).

Description: A 5'8" northern man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His black fur is still thick. He has blue eyes and a pastel hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is a great chef.

History: He was born in the north. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 gp.