Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her copper crest is heavily combed to the left. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Nirgel lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 gp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Coral (80 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a green armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. This black eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Astaro was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Tailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand her business; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Amber (100 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Sard (50 gp).

Description: He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2100 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp).