Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 sp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: This western woman is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born in a small island village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly lances and falchions. His blonde hair is long and unkept. He has violet eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 3. 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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. Rurik was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Rurik decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Smokesticks. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His red hair is lengthy. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He is a Hag in disguise. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Sardonyx (60 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears professional attire. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born to a Seamstress, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; 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

Flaws: Hedonist, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has wavy brown hair. He has violet eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Henry is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gifted student he started as a Engraver, but he got bored and became a Fletcher. He has worked as a Fletcher like his father before him.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has wavy golden hair. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Miller. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 370 gp.