Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has wavy gold crest. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shamash grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is white and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Breena was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a flattop hair cut. His black eyes peer out from beneath his broad black hat.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Chem 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 a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Guardian, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Healer. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When Cecily reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Healer.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. With wild auburn hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She takes great joy in being the best Mayor in town.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She worked as a nervous Mayor and found it very stressful. She has taken up work as a Mayor and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she is content

Flaws: Insane, Mundane, PTSD, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her top tan hat.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has no hair. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. A true patriot, Anastrianna would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He comes from a rich western family. 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 south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.