Description: This tall, slender woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. Her head has been shaved. 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 care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a worn and beaten armor and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Qualen was born the youngest of three triplets. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with tan slacks, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Williamina was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Williamina decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and 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

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

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 has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mortician hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gerard is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Gerard took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up falchion and armor he uses now. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has worked as a Laborer like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Disease, Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 250 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp).

Description: An older woman who dresses like a well dressed Body Guard does, she is not a threatening figure. She has slicked back silver hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Alain and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He wears a black shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has no hair. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Purah hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. The war was a terrible time for her, and Purah does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 150 gp.