Description: She is a mite stocky and wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Xanaphia grew up listening to her father's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has achieved small success as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is an amazing painter.

History: Tenena was born with her father's beautiful face. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has achieved small success as a Performer.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length orange fur. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Cook who has hired him part-time. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His first spouse was a Interpreter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Family, Debt. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His copper crest is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her bronze crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Patrick is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Patrick lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When Patrick reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. 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: Retire the richest man in the west; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp.