Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'5". He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His fur is short and red. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her blue crest is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hethress 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 Hethress. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 sp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His crest is cut close to his head. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1400 gp. White opal (1400 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Helen studied abroad. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 80 gp.