Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Cook they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Tanner, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Military, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a tan vest and prefers grey and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Monk school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This eastern man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Thorin 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. Thorin 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She carries with her a set of bastard swords, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has no hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her first spouse was a Butcher, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Buckler.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and he perpetually has his longbow ready. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Bundrigo was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Butcher, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.