Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His auburn hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Through the years after Shane was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Shane's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and brown robe with the hood down. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Galiena has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born in the south. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Agnes grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Agnes. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears skinny pants and wears a tan and green robe with the hood down, and is pretty ugly. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 west. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 60 pp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Moonstone (20 gp).