Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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: Expand her business; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 41000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Adelaide was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A freak accident while working with her Shipwright father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time and is in decent physical shape. She has moderate length white hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Ahlyssa was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is lengthy. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A freak accident while working with his Junk Dealer mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is red and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her broad blue hat.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He stands about 6'3" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Scribe. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is long and brown with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The war was a terrible time for him, and Thomas does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thomas 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 Thomas. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

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

Possessions: 20 pp.