Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ralf 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 several months after his father was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 10000 cp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Emerald (1500 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Roland is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. 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, Roland is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her hair is golden and curly. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.