Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a black shirt with thin red vertical stripes and violet pants. His blue crest is heavily combed to the left. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He struck the Guard job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 40 pp. Deep green spinel (160 gp).

Description: This man wears a black costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his scarlet crest down. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. He became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 cp. Eye agate (9 gp).

Description: A 5'3" northern woman, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He stands about 4'8" and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his white hair down. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Theren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her bow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her black fur has been sun bleached extensively. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is greedy; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, In love, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 90 gp. Amber (100 gp).

Description: This woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her right hand. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered white hat.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

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

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. 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: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his cinnamon fur up. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

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

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 sp.