Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'0". He wears long strands of ruby and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and his gloved hand is found clutching a ceremonial dagger. His tied-back hair is blonde. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Dyer profession.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She struck the Priest job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. His blue hair is singed and shortened. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. 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: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This man wears dull green sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed lance, just in case, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Layabout. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He struck the Layabout job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He usually wears his brown robe and has his warhammer always slung over his shoulder. His fur is gray and very short. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 sp. Coral (110 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Now she works as a writing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This man stands a little under 2'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Krimmon hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. His long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gargax was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 5000 cp.