Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She keeps her long lavender fur kept up in a rat tail. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is typically in her Cartwright uniform. She keeps her brass crest in a flapper bob. Her ears are large.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 40 gp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He usually wears his brown robe and has his warhammer always slung over his shoulder. His fur is gray and very short. His eyes are hazel.

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 was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 sp. Coral (110 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She carries with her a set of greataxes on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her blue crest is singed and shortened. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Gilkass's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Baker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gilkass fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 sp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His blue crest is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He uses divination through singing.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather, marred by beers. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Sheggen's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. A true patriot, Sheggen would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sheggen grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man wears tattered old clothes. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. He has gray eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 sp. Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'4". He wears an entirely green suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and his gloved hand is found clutching a crossbow. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 gp. Eye agate (16 gp).

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 silver hair is greasy and uncared for. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Through the years after Melissa was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Melissa's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 sp.