Description: She wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Cartwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Military, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: He wears a green armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down, and he perpetually has his pickaxe ready. His crest is cut close to his head. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 280 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Her head has been shaved. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a nunchaku on his belt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Ûshgol has worked very hard to control his curse. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: An older man who wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, he is not a threatening figure. His gold crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Navigator, and carries monstrous two handed axes. She has no hair. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She got into the Navigator business at a young age. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She's also a talented Doctor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 sp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bather. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Ellywick was born the youngest of three triplets. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.