Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has moderate length red hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. The war was a terrible time for her, and Marastyr does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 pp. White opal (1600 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Amber (90 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).

Description: He wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His fur is yellow and curly. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a Sculptor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the north were limited. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Vonana took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up sword and armor she uses now. 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: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 130 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His scarlet crest is long and unkept. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Mozikth lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Marshal

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

Possessions: 2200 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His white unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Mantus was born with his father's beautiful face. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Mantus has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 800 gp. Hematite (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her lavender fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Shadow was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 8000 sp. Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. The war was a terrible time for her, and Philomena does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Herbalist. He has achieved small success as a Herbalist.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Kugáluga will drive conversation. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kugáluga grew up listening to his father's many stories. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Forgetful, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 8000 sp. Banded agate (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).