Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a green collared shirt and pastel skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She keeps her dark red hair in a flapper bob. Her skin is flawless and her silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. To her fellows she 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: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Mortician kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shaká grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Shaká. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 9000 sp. Amber (120 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. With bright golden hair. She has violet eyes and a white hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Pearl liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1500 gp. Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Trym was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spanish accent

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

Description: She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longswords and greataxes. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Verna has worked very hard to control her curse. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 40 pp. Malachite (9 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has shaved his head bald. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

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 a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Healer. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Duergath took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Being a Healer 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; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 sp. Amethyst (50 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He has black hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. 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 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: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman very much looks the part of a Hunter, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has moderate length brown hair. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Arara isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. Arara is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has achieved small success as a Hunter.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Coral (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.