Description: He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available he will default to his kukri. He carries with him a set of kukris, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is blonde and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Zed grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Zed. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 70 pp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Iolite (60 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has blonde hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Sarai studied abroad. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver pearl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. During his travels, Norman and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Norman discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Norman fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Silk rope.