Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is long and black with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born in the south. Avelina was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Layabout. 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: Wants her loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Antitoxin.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He wears his beige fur up. He is baby faced.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Theodoric was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 40 pp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Ranger school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and tridents. His hair is black and very short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Being a Mercenary kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She uses divination through singing.

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 psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Jet (100 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a blue costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Arara hails from a village terrorized by goblins. She was taken from her home at a very young age. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Arara was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rose (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.