Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is short and silver. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ishte 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 Ishte. Being a Ruler 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a green armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. His hair is short and red. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 40 pp. Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is blonde and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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 Bookbinder. He's also a talented Doctor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears long strands of amber and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Pearl was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Cartwright, but she was a colossal failure. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This light-skinned male wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 30 pp.