Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she usually wears her blue robe and has her mace always slung over her shoulder. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Joan has worked very hard to control her curse. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears long strands of opal and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She carries with her a set of clubs on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a Sculptor, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp).