Description: This woman is dressed in an above average manner. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is short and golden. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her feathered yellow hat.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Elysande was born with her father's beautiful face. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She has violet eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Hadwisa does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His hair is white and curly. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Dalgal enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Dalgal was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new butcher responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Disease, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat and is in decent physical shape. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. 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: Valida was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Valida grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Valida. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He wears his red hair up. His eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Shepherd. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kairon grew up listening to his mother's many stories. 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 struck the Shepherd job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Alston was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Body Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Slave Trader born in the past three hundred years. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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. He has achieved small success as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Moonstone (70 gp).