Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 9000 cp. Peridot (60 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a grey vest and prefers brown and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Gardener. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1 Disguise kit.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a brown vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 160 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His fur is black and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. 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: Wants to work out more often; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Everburning torch.