Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a violet coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Paelias is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. 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: Paelias was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, brown shirt, and yellow tie, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her head has been shaved. Her ears are large.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the south to a Fortune-teller, Mara learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Mara took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up scimitar and armor she uses now. She has taken up work as a Fortune-teller and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult; and to be a bounty hunter again

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She has no fur. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. 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. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a spear, but if one is not available he will default to his glaive. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born in the east. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Detective. 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 men.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A gifted student he started as a Armorer, but he got bored and became a Detective. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Detective and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a colorful flower in her red crest. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of a Carter, who enjoyed hunting, Surina was taken on many hunting expeditions. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: 3'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Tordrid's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Tordrid was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has worked as a Soapmaker like her mother before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a white shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Apothecary for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Slave, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 sp. Pink pearl (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.