Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and tridents. His tied-back hair is auburn. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

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

History: Gifted from a young age, Thar studied abroad. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 90 pp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a falchion on her belt. Her white hair is well kept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Barber who has hired her part-time. Agatha enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears tattered old clothes, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length copper crest. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 gp. Red garnet (150 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her silver hair is still thick. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Criella has worked very hard to control her curse. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Criella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Red garnet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished shortspear as well. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Hugh is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Cook business.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Posh accent

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

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her morningstar with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has black hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.