Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Traubon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a white small hat and white clothes. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a blue shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Hatae wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Hatae was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Merla was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Performer. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Jasper (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 2'9" and muscular, this eastern woman prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her hair is short and blonde. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: Dell lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Dell was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Architect for the past few years.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a hunchback. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She got into the Assassin business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Assassin. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Assassin for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a grey shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1700 sp.