Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Portia was born with her mother's beautiful face. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears a black coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gray eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. 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 to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: She wears a grey shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. She has slicked back auburn hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Katherine does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Katherine lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing a long, green cloak. Her scarlet crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Hillanot 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. Hillanot 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 possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a husky man, who typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He bought a spear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 sp. Coral (80 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a Butcher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Kaladan never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He's in love; and to be a butcher again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. Her ears are large.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Bune was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She bought a pickaxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver pearl (150 gp).