Description: This western woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Brewer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'5" and wears a grey shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and black pants. His silver hair is braided into rings. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a Miner first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He's also a talented Dyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He stands about 5'11" and wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and tan robe with the hood down. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His black fur is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 sp. Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1800 sp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Whurbin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She wears her scarlet crest up. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her yellow robe. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: Doudra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a pastel scarf. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Erky wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Erky lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Navigator hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 900 sp.