Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. His brown fur is matted, messy, and big. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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 daughter.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a very tight haircut. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has wavy auburn hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 220 pp. Pink pearl (140 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: He stands about 3'1" and wears professional attire. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has moderate length blonde hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 pp. Hematite (16 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and is pretty ugly. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shax grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her childhood dream was to be a Mercenary, but she was a colossal failure. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 sp. Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her white fur is knotted and matted. Her copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears an entirely blue suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His tied-back hair is white. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has achieved small success as a Carter.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 120000 cp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears dull grey sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortbow, just in case. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 9000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are amber.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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 was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Half-Plate.