Description: This dark-skinned male prefers to wear flannel. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a great chef.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 gp. Azurite (13 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear yellow clothing when she does not wear armor. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born in the south to a Scribe, Herleva learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She struck the Scribe job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Don enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. 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: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has dyed her greying black fur a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman is typically in her Assassin uniform. Her fur is yellow and curly. Her eyes are yellow and beady.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a Miller, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Assassin for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Orryn will drive conversation. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her crest is scarlet and curly. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.