Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has wavy silver hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Ruler profession.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Jade (70 gp).

Description: This western woman dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a red coat with black slacks. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has slicked back blonde hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

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

Possessions: 140 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He found a children's book about a Half-Orc 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. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Aerdeth lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Slave, Family, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has violet eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Creega alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 160 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has moderate length black hair. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and is pretty ugly. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Her childhood dream was to be a Ruler, but she was a colossal failure. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, In love. Occupation: Carter

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. The war was a terrible time for him, and Everard does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When Everard reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.