Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 330 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear flannel. With wild chestnut hair. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Shanairla was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Merchant. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the left. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears an entirely blue suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Mara was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Mara decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He uses divination through singing.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This eastern woman wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears professional attire. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green 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. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. Her cinnamon fur is long and unkept. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 120 gp.