Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has no hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born in the south. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his violet robe. His hair is short and blonde. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Butcher. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Butcher for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sard (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Gifted from a young age, Philomena studied abroad. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She struck the Stylist job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. Emerald (1500 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp).

Description: He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He carries with him a set of greatswords, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His red hair is still thick. He has gold eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Vassago will drive conversation. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1100 gp. Jet (110 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. 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: To end his boredom; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'4". She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her cinnamon fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Serpent grew up listening to her father's many stories. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 5000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear flannel. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shepherd and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 40 pp. Red garnet (130 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is auburn and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to be a soapmaker again

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Balimaar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 120 gp.