Description: He likes to wear grey tank tops with blue pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'4" when asserting himself. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a Courier first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: He is greedy; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Seraphina grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Seraphina. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. She has no hair. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Yebe abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Family, Religious, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his shortspear. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Ar-Karo was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ploughman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He is wearing a long, blue cloak. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Berrian was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When Berrian reached his early adolescence his Elf 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 achieved small success as a Laborer.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'4" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Seamstress work with an outfit from a few towns over. Seamstress work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Slave, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'3" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His ears are large.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 190 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Crown-heir 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: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 sp. Silver pearl (100 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is typically in her Ruler uniform. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Bather profession.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 90 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).