Description: 4'3" and muscular, this northern woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Jarana is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 160 gp. Amethyst (40 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this southern woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson tan hat.

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. Tippletoe is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This eastern woman wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 sp. Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a brown vest and prefers tan and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Odo hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Tailor they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Hunter, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Hunter and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a fancy black dress. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Through the years after Sorath was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Sorath's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 cp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has dyed his greying orange fur a little too much giving a sharp orange color. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Unemployed work with an outfit from a few towns over. Unemployed work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Bowyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has shaved her head bald. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a very tight haircut. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After months of barely getting by, Boddynock 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 possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 380 gp.