Description: She has a missing left leg. She prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears just a green suit. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: Astar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is light but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Skog enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His childhood dream was to be a Fortune-teller, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Fortune-teller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 60 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp).

Description: This northern woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Butcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is content

Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He takes great joy in being the best Interpreter in town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Interpreter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Interpreter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. After a long history of fighting, Solomon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His beige fur is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Hillanot is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born in the west. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by her family; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She has moderate length black hair. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sariel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 150 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses like a well dressed Ruler does and is in decent physical shape. She has no hair. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born in the north to a Ruler, Breena learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.