Description: She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. She is portly but not overly obese. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Family, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has moderate length silver hair. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Artin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is short and golden. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Galinndan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. 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 feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3 Thunderstones.

Description: This eastern man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 sp. Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it, and he perpetually has his quarterstaff ready. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Sculptor father left him crippled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He wears a black vest and prefers brown and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His crest is scarlet and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a great chef.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 84. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Locksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear flannel. With bright silver hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She worked as a nervous Junk Dealer and found it very stressful. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and expand her business

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. She has styled her brass crest well, parting it to the left. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Megren studied abroad. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 40 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.