Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries a battered sickle and tarnished sword as well. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Portia has worked very hard to control her curse. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Barber does. Her copper crest is still thick. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears baggy white pantaloons and a black scarf. His black hair is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a Butcher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mason for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Moss agate (9 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in the north to a Map Maker, Claira learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has achieved small success as a Map Maker.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Emotional, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her black hair is cut short. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

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. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2900 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 5'6" eastern woman, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She has green eyes and a violet hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Avice 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 Avice. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Bather profession.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He became a Laborer soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tattered old clothes. His gray fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 120 gp.