Description: She wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on her torso. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has slicked back silver hair. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His fur, while still mostly gray, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She sports blonde long hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Performer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Juliana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Vanchu and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses like a well dressed Barber does. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She got into the Interpreter business at a young age. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She's also a talented Priest, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern man wears tattered old clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has moderate length black hair. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Aldous is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.