Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has chestnut hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is long and white with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a Miner first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His childhood dream was to be a Carpenter, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. She has a hunchback. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: She was born in the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair is short and chestnut. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 owns his own business.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'8" and muscular, this southern man is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His white fur is greasy and uncared for. His yellow eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Lazy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1400 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His silver hair is singed and shortened. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A 5'10" western woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Leucis has worked very hard to control his curse. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she tends to wear a large green jacket. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is baby faced.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and doesn't want to be a bookbinder and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp).