Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His white fur is long and unkept. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Shifting was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Shifting decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sais and greatswords. Her rusty crest is braided into rings. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Ploughman father left her crippled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: He has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'4" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Chay speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Chay fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly swords and halberds. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mary 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 Mary. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 sp.