Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She dresses like a well dressed Bricklayer does. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Ishte speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Ishte was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bricklayer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bricklayer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has achieved small success as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1600 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is brown and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears her black hair down. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Bune has worked very hard to control her curse. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Bune was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This malnourished man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His crest is red and curly. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, In love, Debt. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her red crest is thinning but still full. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp).

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Butcher. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Valida lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Butcher. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Butcher and was forced into it by her family; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp.