Description: She is lean but muscular and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. 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. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She wears professional attire. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a Gardener first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She 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. Recently the stress of being a Gardener has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this eastern woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. Her red fur, when down, is lengthy. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her blue crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She became a Guard soon after.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and balancing her hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has wavy golden hair. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Emeny was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His first spouse was a Fletcher, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is still thick. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 cp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She wears a green shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and tan pants. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Being a Brewer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.