Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her crest is rusty and curly. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, her mother struggled to pay the bills. After coming to the age of reason, Raiann took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 gp. Hematite (8 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Jade (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She very much looks the part of a Server. She has a hunchback. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Kasdeya isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

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

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. He wears his brown hair down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Ahrim was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He struck the Spice Merchant job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Crown-heir again; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Onyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He uses divination through singing.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Umpen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: She wears a yellow coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born into a rich family. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Beggar. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Jarsali was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 sp. Obsidian (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Malachite (9 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing, and carries kukris. Her head has been shaved. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Shipwright mother left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Actor father left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 2'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also hits on men, regardless of circumstances.

History: Altho was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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 unite with his brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Family, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Breastplate.