Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear flannel. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She was born into a rich family. After coming to the age of reason, Mella took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'4" and has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length beige fur. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. 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: He is greedy.

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2100 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'4". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, and his gloved hand is found clutching a lance. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Tod lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Insane, Racist, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 210 pp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Jet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He worked as a nervous Unemployed and found it very stressful. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tattered old clothes. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Xappan took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up axe and armor he uses now. He bought a axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 9000 sp. Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp).