Description: He is in excellent shape and is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His fur is short and black. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Crown-heir but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Emerald was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Emerald and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He keeps his long copper crest kept up in a rat tail. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. A friendly and beautiful Dragonborn, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Being a Sellsword kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20000 cp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. His white hair is lengthy. He has blue eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nora will drive conversation. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Sekhmet was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 sp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp).

Description: He wears a pastel vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his pastel boots flare out at the collars. He is portly but not overly obese. He has wavy lavender fur. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a Bookbinder first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 180 pp. Banded agate (11 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has green eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. 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's repulsed by the PC; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 pp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp).