Description: A middle-aged woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, and is pretty ugly. She has shaved her head bald. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Katherine 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 Katherine. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is dressed in an above average manner. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Doctor for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 70 pp. Bloodstone (60 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Zircon (60 gp). White opal (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Crown-heir. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dworic grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Dworic was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Crown-heir for hire.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and balancing his hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears long strands of amber and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Jade (110 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She wears a colorful flower in her purple hair. She has red eyes and a green hat with a violet feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Kallista embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Kallista took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up crossbow and armor she uses now. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 25000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Coral (140 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Jade (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.