Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, marred by chocolates. She has brown hair. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born into a rich family. 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: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 110 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly crossbows and shortspears. Her hair is short and white. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Merla lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 900 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Barber. She became a Barber soon after.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 pp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Gardener. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Gardener.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.