Description: He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts, and carries hand crossbows. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Junk Dealer mother left him crippled. 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: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'7" when asserting himself. His silver crest is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his youth he was a Herbalist, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has brown hair. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her blue hair is heavily combed to the left. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Being a Engraver kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 160 gp. Golden pearl (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears dull tan sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed spear, just in case, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is short and auburn. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a Dyer soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Dyer responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. She carries with her a set of scimitars on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She has dyed her greying blue crest a little too much giving a sharp blue color. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered white stockings, marred by sweets. She has moderate length silver hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears an entirely violet suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Vadania speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: Born to a Fletcher, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Vadania was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her silver hair is still thick. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.