Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'4". She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and her gloved hand is found clutching a monstrous two handed axe. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her copper eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She takes great joy in being the best Body Guard in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Flame was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to dire rats.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Enemies, Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 5000 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. 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: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Painter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Through the years after Aym was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Aym's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Lavinia hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 380 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp).

Description: He wears bulky red painted plate armor. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has moderate length golden hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. A true patriot, Tod would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Locksmith and was forced into it by his family; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 gp.