Description: She likes to wear tan tank tops with black skirt. She is physically well-built. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: Nyx hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. The war was a terrible time for her, and Nyx does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Someone believes him a fraud; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing a long, blue cloak. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Antinua is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Junk Dealer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.