Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mortician but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Melech grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Professionalism, Pacifist, Athletic. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Red garnet (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. With bright silver hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a Bowyer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has worked as a Bowyer like her mother before her.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again.

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears skinny pants and wears a white and green robe with the hood down. Her blonde hair is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Neega enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She worked as a nervous Servant and found it very stressful. She tends to her Servant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears brown trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 310 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.