Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand her business; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and clubs. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Ruler but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: 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; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Opinionated, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a grey small hat and grey clothes. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. She has blue eyes and a grey hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a grey shirt, with a pastel mid length skirt with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a simple green robe with black stripes complete with hood. His bronze crest is lengthy. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Patrin grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the south. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has white hair. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: Williamina was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a pastel vest and prefers violet and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His yellow fur is lengthy. His copper eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.