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 brass crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vrondiss fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 50 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has red hair. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Tûkâ was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. White pearl (70 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her fur is gray and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has brown eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Weaver profession.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has achieved small success as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: To be a Weaver again.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Gorfel is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 120 gp. Jade (90 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a worn and beaten armor, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has no hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Mayor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Reirak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He struck the Mayor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a pastel vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her pastel boots flare out at the collars. Her black fur is heavily combed to the left. She has yellow eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Windy grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'9" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 5. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Azurite (7 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with tan slacks. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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 is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born in the west. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 cp.