Description: This tall, slender woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has no hair. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Traulam hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 20 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a husky woman, who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has achieved small success as a Mortician.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has red hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 40 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: She wears white trousers with tan and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a Carpenter, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She became a Animal Trainer soon after.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 20 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp).

Description: He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her brown fur is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are copper.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a great chef.

History: She got into the Apothecary business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Apothecary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Apothecary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Bather, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 150 gp. Jade (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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 is greedy; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military, Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, black shirt, and grey tie. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. Her red hair is singed and shortened. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Sarah has worked very hard to control her curse. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 18000 cp.