Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born in the north to a Blacksmith, Baelitae learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Baelitae 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 Baelitae. She has achieved small success as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a long, white cloak, and is pretty ugly. She wears her white hair down. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fisher.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This malnourished man dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has wavy black hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He worked as a nervous Healer and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Healer like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 170 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He is physically well-built. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. 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. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears tattered old clothes. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 160 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'9" and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has shaved her head bald. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Ielenia abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. After a long history of fighting, Ielenia and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His red hair is knotted and matted. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Body Guard profession.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His first spouse was a Body Guard, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He became a Fletcher soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 cp. Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Military, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She carries with her a set of longbows, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Syllin was born with her father's beautiful face. In her youth she was a Bookbinder, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 50 gp. Banded agate (13 gp).