Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is an epitome of beauty. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Donella is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Donella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barrister, and is pretty ugly. She has shaved her head bald. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, yellow shirt, and tan tie. He keeps his brass crest in a pixie cut. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Apothecary but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Lilli was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Malachite (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a pastel tunic with black highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. His gray fur is still thick. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Right-Handed lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Sellsword. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to be a tailor again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.