Description: This western man wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortspear, but if one is not available he will default to his flail. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a Barrister, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Hoshgrish was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Hoshgrish's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 90 gp. Moonstone (20 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Jeweler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She wears long strands of topaz and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear flannel. His long white fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in the north to a Ploughman, Five learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ploughman.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 sp. Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a black shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her top black hat.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Korinn lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Korinn was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is typically in her Detective uniform. She carries with her a set of falchions on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Rose wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Rose is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the north to a Detective, Rose learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. 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 Detective. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Detective for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 290 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears long strands of topaz and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: The child of a Crown-heir, who enjoyed hunting, Astar was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has slicked back brown hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Grigi is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has worked as a Brewer like her father before her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.