Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tan coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A freak accident while working with her Cook father left her crippled. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ruler.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and balancing her hectic life and new ruler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. She carries with her a set of greatswords on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. She has no hair. She has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sumnes grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he usually wears his red robe and has his longsword always slung over his shoulder. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

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. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: German accent

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

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His hair is red and curly. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has achieved small success as a Bather.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bather and was forced into it by his family; and expand his business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 50 gp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Ahinar 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: Ahinar was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bowyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'7" and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His blue hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Melech's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born to a Barber, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lucan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His tied-back hair is golden. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gerard was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20 gp. Citrine (20 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly tridents and whips. His crest is red and curly. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Golden pearl (40 gp). Sard (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Coral (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.