Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His red crest is thinning but still full. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. 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: To clean up the streets; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor and is in decent physical shape. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: The child of a Doctor, who enjoyed hunting, Adrie was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bricklayer. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Doctor. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Passionate, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp).

Description: He wears a grey coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He is portly but not overly obese. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears a fancy white suit. His hair is silver and very short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 22000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Coral (130 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Morkral was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 sp. Tourmaline (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Amethyst (150 gp).

Description: He has a missing right leg. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His black fur is still thick. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Being a Assassin 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: Retire the richest man in the south; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Black opal (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Jet (140 gp).