Description: A middle-aged woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and is pretty ugly. Her fur is orange and very short. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Cloud was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Cloud decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Architect kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 sp. Red spinel (130 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 2'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Apothecary. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Apothecary for hire.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this eastern man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

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 a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 230 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears dull black sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Akoth has worked very hard to control his curse. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

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. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She bought a dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and doesn't want to be a glassblower and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Holy water.