Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He is wearing a long, black cloak. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: 6'9" and muscular, this western man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Chenna never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy yellow fur. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She has a hunchback. Her yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Layabout who has hired her part-time. 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: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Locksmith. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Lidda studied abroad. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She wears a simple yellow robe with black stripes complete with hood. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her childhood dream was to be a Doctor, but she was a colossal failure. She became a Cook soon after.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a doctor again

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Nora enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 sp. Jade (100 gp).

Description: She wears dull green sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. Her crest is silver and curly. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Burana grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 cp. Silver pearl (40 gp).