Description: He wears a violet coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her copper crest is heavily combed to the right. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Thava hails from a village terrorized by brigands. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Cora was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Mayor. After a long history of fighting, Cora and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears an entirely pastel suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her long cinnamon fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her yellow eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her first spouse was a Masseuse, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 10 pp.