Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, 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 white fur is still thick. His eyes are likewise yellow.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the west to a Sailor, Shifting learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 Sailor. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Emotional, Shy. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 80 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her right hand. She wears her white hair up. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Nogu was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 30 gp. Red garnet (160 gp). 4 Antitoxin.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tan shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and pastel pants. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Birel grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Birel. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Tailor. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered goblins who tried to eat his hand. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has a very tight haircut. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small red clips. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Bella hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Bella was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has moderate length white hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Kothûg was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears tattered old clothes. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 21000 cp.

Description: Standing 4'11", this woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Rieta was born with her mother's beautiful face. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 190 gp.