Description: An older woman who tends to wear a large black jacket, she is not a threatening figure. Her rusty crest is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His childhood dream was to be a Layabout, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Barrister.

Motivation: 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: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 29000 sp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Money/treasure; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. After coming to the age of reason, Callybon took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His head has been shaved. He has a tattooed face.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Assassin. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Hedonist, Disease, Fearful. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 70 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).