Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear red tank tops with green pants. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Nelkin is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a hunchback. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Ekk took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His blonde hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Architect. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Architect and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to be a shoemaker again

Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his spear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Euron was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Euron's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a shipwright again

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

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

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. Her white hair is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Masseuse. She has worked as a Masseuse like her mother before her.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a pastel costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He has done his best to style his brown fur to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. Banded agate (16 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 4'7" and is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.