Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has a hunchback. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A freak accident while working with her Blacksmith mother left her crippled. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Jezebeth's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. The war was a terrible time for her, and Jezebeth does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in the east. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He refers to his adoptive father 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 born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Slave Trader father left him crippled. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull red iron scale mail. He is physically well-built. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mindartis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Howard 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 Howard. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 sp. Amethyst (120 gp).