Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 20 pp. White pearl (150 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: The child of a Herbalist, who enjoyed hunting, Emeny was taken on many hunting expeditions. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She has worked as a Sailor like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She carries with her a set of bastard swords on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. With wild blonde hair. She wears a mask on her face.

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. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ida does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Ida was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She struck the Masseuse job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 6000 sp. Onyx (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.