Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His long brown fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His yellow eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Shifting was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Stableman. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Full Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a worn and beaten armor. Her cinnamon fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

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. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2700 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a hunchback. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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: He was born in the west. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His brown hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A freak accident while working with his Actor mother left him crippled. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and many brigands want him driven away

Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1 Full Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is golden and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Oriel was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Oriel decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears long strands of emerald and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Jasmine was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Actor. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Shautha hails from a village terrorized by drow. Shautha was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Armorer. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away.

Flaws: Emotional, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 70000 cp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of sais, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Ermina enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Ermina hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting dire rats, the young Ermina began to lead the lost caravan. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Star ruby (1200 gp).

Description: This woman wears skinny pants and wears a black and green robe with the hood down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. Her hair is red and very short. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a Mayor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp).