Description: She prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. She is physically well-built. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Bolhild hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. 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: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears baggy black pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her bronze crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is obsessed with her god.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. 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. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, marred by chocolates. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Baggi was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 30 gp.