Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. Her cinnamon fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shifting does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Shifting and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Iolite (70 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Mamnen was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Nalral speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Nalral lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. She has a very tight haircut. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Urshar is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Urshar grew up listening to her mother's many stories. 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 Map Maker. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To be a Apothecary again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 130 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). 2 Smokesticks.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His orange fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Flask is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He got into the Mortician business at a young age. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mortician. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and expand his business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp. Azurite (15 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Sard (50 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears baggy white pantaloons and a green scarf. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a Map Maker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Animal Trainer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She struck the Animal Trainer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 600 sp.