Description: She is a mite stocky and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. She has done her best to style her beige fur to look like a famous performer. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in River's homeland. River decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She struck the Guard job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her first spouse was a Brewer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She has auburn hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Sumnes speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Sumnes was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has worked as a Carter like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in the south. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Locksmith, her father struggled to pay the bills. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and tan robe with the hood down. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. Her first spouse was a Shepherd, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His auburn hair is long and unkept. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Senteq 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. He 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. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 40 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp).