Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His crest is green and very short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Kriv abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This malnourished woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 130 pp. Star ruby (900 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Zircon (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear flannel. She has no hair. 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 tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bookbinder. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 40 pp. Fire opal (600 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: 2'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1 Everburning torch. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Kipper was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Kipper decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.