Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sickles and kukris. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

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 obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the west to a Knight, Gadreel learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Gadreel was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Job, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a brown shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and brown pants. His chestnut hair is still thick. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mortician responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her yellow robe and is in decent physical shape. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length green crest. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Map Maker who has hired her part-time. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Agatha has worked very hard to control her curse. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 sp.