Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His white crest, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Srorthen grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Srorthen was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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 attracted to the PC; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is portly but not overly obese. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He is baby faced.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. 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 struck the Merchant job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a locksmith again

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her head has been shaved. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Hugolina enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her cinnamon fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. River grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did River. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her fur is short and black. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His gold crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Pandjed was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Pandjed's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and carries maces. His green crest is knotted and matted. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. With bright black hair. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Herbalist for hire.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a tan costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her small tan hat.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has achieved small success as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; 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

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 7 Acid flasks. 7 Acid flasks.