Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing a long, grey cloak. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is content

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. 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 whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her first spouse was a Dyer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'6" when asserting himself. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Engraver born in the past three hundred years. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Engraver but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Standing 6'8", this man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears his chestnut hair up. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Body Guard who has hired him part-time. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Body Guard for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His brown fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Serpent was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield.