Description: This man stands a little under 6'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is silver and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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 a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Norûk 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 160 gp. White pearl (150 gp). Jade (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has no fur. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Oda grew up listening to her father's many stories. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Emotional, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a yellow small hat and yellow clothes. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. 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, William is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: William lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and doesn't want to be a carter and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 160 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears long strands of opal and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His first spouse was a Bather, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bather they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Sellsword, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and doesn't want to be a sellsword and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished longsword as well. His lavender fur is long and unkept. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her flail with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her blue crest is singed and shortened. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Stableman born in the past three hundred years. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Mortician, and carries daggers. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Taklinn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Mortician soon after.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 70 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp).