Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She is baby faced.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a red costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He carries with him a set of shields, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: Watson was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He worked as a nervous Barkeep and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a brown coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He has wavy blonde hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the north. A gifted student he started as a Map Maker, but he got bored and became a Banker. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Banker.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: She is typically in her Navigator uniform. She carries a battered rapier and tarnished lance as well. Her white crest is still thick. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in the east to a Navigator, Rezena learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Armorer, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Navigator like her father before her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He keeps his silver crest in a flapper bob. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: Adrex wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He wears long strands of sapphire and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He carries with him a set of bastard swords, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rurik fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 80 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a green tunic with blue highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. His silver crest is still thick. His red eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur, Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He has moderate length red hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mortician but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. Being a Mortician kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This western man wears a pastel vest and prefers tan and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his gray fur in a pixie cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. To his fellows he 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: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.