Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Detective. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Corkitron wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Corkitron alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears dark leathers with embroidery, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Hadarai enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: In love, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has no fur. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Hecat alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Shipwright does. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His ears are large.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To be a Gardener again; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is dark red and curly. His white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Priest profession.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Qemuel was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Priest. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 4'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears her lavender fur down. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Edge 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. Edge decided she wanted neither the life of her mother 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. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Shy, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. Her lavender fur is smooth and relatively long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her childhood dream was to be a Stableman, but she was a colossal failure. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.