Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Stylist. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Aust enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ermina grew up listening to her father's many stories. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a greataxe, but if one is not available he will default to his rapier and is in decent physical shape. He has chestnut hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a Courier, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Brewer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to be a healer again

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: This woman dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her right hand. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 sp. Hematite (13 gp). 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born in a small desert village. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 2 Smokesticks.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'4". He has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: She wears a blue shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and red pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is an amazing painter.

History: Ranala was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His long rusty crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Laborer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 sp.