Description: This late middle aged man has the majority of his body covered in plate and is in decent physical shape. He has shaved his head bald. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Ishgha hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ishgha was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 20 gp. Amethyst (70 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is an epitome of beauty. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. With bright chestnut hair. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Dyer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Willow was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Laborer, but she got bored and became a Dyer. Recently the stress of being a Dyer has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

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. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears long strands of sapphire and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has slicked back white hair. Her eyes are likewise green.

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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To pay off her debts.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Military, Debt. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 9000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He dresses like a well dressed Unemployed does. He has no crest. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Unemployed for hire.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'8". He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Cynical, Secretive, Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 2'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses like a well dressed Gardener does. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Gardener like his mother before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His fur, while still mostly lavender, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in the west to a Cook, Art learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Cook. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Silk rope.