Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is auburn and curly. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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 used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older man who has the majority of his body covered in plate, he is not a threatening figure. He has chestnut hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He got into the Body Guard business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Body Guard. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Body Guard and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Tyna lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 150 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mercenary. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Xappan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Xappan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears a tan costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly whips and falchions. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Myathethil was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. 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: Doesn't want to be a Unemployed and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He wears a red wide-brimmed hat and red clothes. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bastard swords and monstrous two handed axes. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Hupe is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He was taken from his home at a very young age. After months of barely getting by, Hupe managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

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

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is typically in his Barrister uniform. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He became a Barrister soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp.