Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Umpen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her fur is orange, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are yellow and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Detective hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. His fur is black, silky, and of moderate length. He has yellow eyes and a pastel hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Isabella was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has worked as a Mason like her father before her.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has wavy red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. A true patriot, Andram would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Andram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 16000 sp. Red garnet (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp).