Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'9" when asserting herself. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Selfish, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his red hair down. His eyes are likewise silver. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1600 gp. Hematite (7 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Malachite (9 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His yellow fur is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise copper. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shivering 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 Shivering. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Iolite (50 gp). White pearl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is an epitome of beauty. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Dilettante arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His first spouse was a Knight, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dilettante and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.