Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Nicholas's homeland. Nicholas decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nicholas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Alexandrite (500 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shadow 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 Shadow. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He usually wears his blue robe and has his greatsword always slung over his shoulder. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Gerbo hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. Gerbo enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He got into the Detective business at a young age. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Detective. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Frug fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 150 gp.