Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a large black jacket, and is pretty ugly. He has brown hair. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Mantus and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 2'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He usually wears his white robe and has his monstrous two handed axe always slung over his shoulder. He has no hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears long strands of opal and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Arara will drive conversation. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her chestnut hair is well kept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 370 gp. Black opal (600 gp). Fire opal (600 gp).

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a violet and brown robe with the hood down. She carries with her a set of longswords, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has moderate length auburn hair. She has green eyes and a violet hat with a brown feather.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her first spouse was a Mortician, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Mortician they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Apothecary, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'11". She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 sp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). 1 Simple lock.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She got into the Dilettante business at a young age. 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 has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Dilettante responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her red hair is cut short. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Fortune-teller business.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A 5'5" western woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp).