Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has slicked back red hair. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Baker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her childhood dream was to be a Herbalist, but she was a colossal failure. She became a Baker soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: This man is wearing a long, tan cloak, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He takes great joy in being the best Engraver in town.

History: Born in the west to a Engraver, Cockaby learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Cockaby liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 120 gp. 3 Holy water.

Description: A 6'3" eastern woman, she is typically in her Unemployed uniform. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She's also a talented Soapmaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new unemployed responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. The war was a terrible time for her, and Nedda does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Nedda reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 160 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Barendd studied abroad. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 30 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a brown coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. She has no fur. Her eyes are green.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Sun took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up longsword and armor she uses now. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a tan tunic with white highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes, marred by sweets. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Alston was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Healer, but he got bored and became a Shipwright. He became a Shipwright soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Amethyst (120 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A 5'0" southern woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her broad brown hat.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Melissa embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Shepherd. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Map Maker again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is dark red and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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

History: Jezebeth was born the youngest of three triplets. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Jezebeth took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up scythe and armor she uses now. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carter and was forced into it by her family; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.