Description: A 4'11" western woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Malquis was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'11". She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He wears a brown vest and prefers green and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Tim took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up scimitar and armor he uses now. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Standing 6'5", this man wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He keeps his long cinnamon fur kept up in a rat tail. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Harvest speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He became a Actor soon after.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and balancing his hectic life and new actor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a brown tunic with grey highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She struck the Bather job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Revenge; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 150 gp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sailor who has hired him part-time. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Tanner profession.

History: He was born in the north. He worked as a nervous Sailor and found it very stressful. He struck the Sailor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 2'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her tied-back hair is red. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

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 is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. 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: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available he will default to his bastard sword. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ernest studied abroad. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her head has been shaved. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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 west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 gp.