Description: This woman is very fat, and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a black tunic with violet highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Miner.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 7000 cp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses like a well dressed Sailor does. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He tends to his Sailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

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

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, marred by beers. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 5'0" northern man, he likes to wear pastel tank tops with green pants. He has done his best to style his beige fur to look like a famous performer. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This light-skinned male wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. A true patriot, Gildmak would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When Gildmak reached his early adolescence his Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Flaws: Disease, Mundane, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a green coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her blue crest is singed and shortened. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She wears a simple white robe with violet stripes complete with hood. She carries a battered sword and tarnished hand crossbow as well. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Merla alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Merla fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 18000 cp.