Description: This tall, slender man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born into a rich family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a hammer on her belt. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pennie fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'2" and wears a white costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Tûgog hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He takes great joy in being the best Assassin in town.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Paggen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mayor for hire.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to be a baker again

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this western man is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats. He keeps his long white fur kept up in a rat tail. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he has a crush on the local butcher

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears bulky green painted plate armor. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Criella is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).