Description: This younger middle-aged woman is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Aline is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She got into the Guard business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Fisher, but she was a colossal failure. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She stands about 6'7" and has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her crest is bronze and very short. 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. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, and is pretty ugly. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Carpenter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears a black top hat and black clothes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bather. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Mamnen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Body Guard they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Bather, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Bonds: Job, Slave, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 sp. Red spinel (70 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are green.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He got into the Stableman business at a young age. 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 has achieved small success as a Stableman.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and to be a servant again

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He very much looks the part of a Beggar. His long gold crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Ploughman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a ploughman again

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. Vonbin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Amber (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He sports a flattop fur cut. His yellow eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Animal Trainer who has hired him part-time. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Ethereal hails from a village terrorized by giants. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Ethereal was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Has a crush, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses like a well dressed Sailor does. Her hair is auburn and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sailor who has hired her part-time. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She struck the Sailor job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1400 sp. Moonstone (60 gp).