Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a brown tunic with pastel highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has moderate length silver hair. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hlin grew up listening to her father's many stories. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, marred by chocolates. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears dull red sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Animal Trainer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Bucklal hails from a village terrorized by drow. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Volen was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Volen decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has achieved small success as a Laborer.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Jade (80 gp).