Description: A middle-aged man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and is pretty ugly. His hair is black and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born in the west to a Laborer, Arannis learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His first spouse was a Priest, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a hunchback. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 60 gp. Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fortune-teller. Her brown hair is well kept. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A freak accident while working with her Bookbinder mother left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Breastplate.