Description: This slender woman stands about 6'2". She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Aura is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Aura was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She is wearing a long, white cloak. She wears her brown hair down. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a pastel coat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and hand crossbows. His red fur is knotted and matted. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 cp.