Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His brown fur, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Shadow's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Shadow alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shadow fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her silver crest is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born in the north. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2400 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with black slacks, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length yellow fur. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear flannel. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He takes great joy in being the best Architect in town.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Architect. He became a Architect soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Architect responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Whurdred lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She tends to her Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He is wearing a long, tan cloak. He has a hunchback. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. 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: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp.