Description: An older woman who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze, she is not a threatening figure. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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 would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. Panana abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'6" and muscular, this western man wears tattered old clothes. His head has been shaved. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. 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: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears professional attire. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Valida is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Valida was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and balancing her hectic life and new adventurer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Shanairla is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

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. Her first spouse was a Interpreter, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: In love, Family, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3000 cp. Sard (40 gp).

Description: This malnourished man sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a Architect, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered white stockings and is in decent physical shape. She has no fur. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Dagger was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Good lock.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. He has red eyes and a black hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born in the south. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 sp. Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. Her black crest is singed and shortened. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

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 north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature flail.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks. She wears her auburn hair up. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Tailor. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 220 gp.