Description: This malnourished man wears tattered old clothes. His hair is brown and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: A 5'7" northern woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. The war was a terrible time for her, and Bryseis does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older man who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a flattop fur cut. His eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp. Emerald (800 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a worn and beaten armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her first spouse was a Brewer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Reynard was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Ruler. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 140 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tan shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and green pants. His silver hair is lengthy. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Berrian hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's in love

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. Black opal (500 gp). Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and is pretty ugly. She has no hair. She has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Kasdeya embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to be a miner again

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 pp. Eye agate (10 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).