Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears baggy black pantaloons and a blue scarf. His blue hair is still thick. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Mantus is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Mantus was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Mantus decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is white and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nikki studied abroad. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. Her fur, while still mostly cinnamon, has prominent grey streaks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Gardener. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He became a Gardener soon after.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull violet iron scale mail. Her hair is short and auburn. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Andry is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 250 gp.