Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears black trousers with tan and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a black shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his brass crest up. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a Engraver, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barber 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 a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His crest is brass and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He got into the Barkeep business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barkeep. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Barkeep for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a green coat with violet slacks. She has moderate length black hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She takes great joy in being the best Painter in town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears professional attire. He has styled his gray fur well, parting it to the left. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He tends to his Healer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Healer responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her ears are large.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. 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: Born to a Miner, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).