Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Golm was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her tied-back hair is golden. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Artin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Artin was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She dresses like a well dressed Mortician does. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her dark red hair is thinning but still full. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She's also a talented Miller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. Coral (70 gp). 3 Antitoxin. 4 Holy water.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brown fur is thinning but still full. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1500 sp.