Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available she will default to her halberd. Her white hair is braided into rings. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Katherine is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Katherine was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp. Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and lances. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Hunter. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Hunter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a sickle on her belt. Her crest is white and curly. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Jezean lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her crest is copper and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Mortician but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this northern man wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. His golden hair is cut short. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Butcher profession.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He became a Guard soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and carries hammers. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Kyle 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: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was taken from his home at a very young age. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and doesn't want to be a architect and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. His green crest is knotted and matted. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This western woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has white fur. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Baker. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Elegant was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She tends to her Baker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 cp.