Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a Stableman, her father struggled to pay the bills. One day when Vanchu was young, her father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her father dropped to the ground dead. Her father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Vanchu was heart-stricken from the event, and her mother started working long hours to provde for them. She tends to her Mayor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2500 sp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Jade (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has styled her brown fur well, parting it to the left. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Hematite (15 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is wearing a long, brown cloak. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Orla speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Orla was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amber (110 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Duergath has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Greedy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Naeris alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by his family; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has no hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Avice was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 31000 sp.