Description: 5'6" and muscular, this northern man wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His blue hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his silver eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 58. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mantus 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 Mantus. 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 not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his chestnut hair up. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20000 sp. Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Amber (50 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, white cloak. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She got into the Soapmaker business at a young age. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has a crush on the local ruler

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 9000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Mozû wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He got into the Painter business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Marshal, but he got bored and became a Painter. He has worked as a Painter like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Disciplined, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat, and is pretty ugly. Her brown hair is cut short. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She is a Deep Scion in disguise. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her auburn hair is well kept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Hadwisa was born with her mother's beautiful face. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Hadwisa has worked very hard to control her curse. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available she will default to her club, she is not a threatening figure. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Anakis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Locksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Locksmith work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Locksmith for hire.

Motivation: She is content; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2100 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Rose (80 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp).