Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His head has been shaved. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He uses divination through singing.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Oren will drive conversation. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. Emerald (1600 gp).

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. With bright blonde hair. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She got into the Assassin business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Herbalist, but she was a colossal failure. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this northern woman wears a fancy black dress. She has styled her white crest well, parting it to the left. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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 Banker. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Banker for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a scythe on her belt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her red hair is well kept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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, Yurgunn is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Yurgunn's homeland. Yurgunn decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1300 sp. Coral (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with black slacks. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Carnelian (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. After a long history of fighting, Decarabia and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1800 gp. Malachite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Jade (100 gp). Jade (100 gp).