Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His golden hair is cut short. His ears are large.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and she perpetually has her rapier ready. Her scarlet crest is thinning but still full. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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 studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's in love.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 40 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Arha lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a carter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is short and red. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She became a Bookbinder soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a interpreter again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Azurite (5 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1500 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears baggy black pantaloons and a red scarf. She has blue hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 12000 cp. 8 Acid flasks. 4 Smokesticks. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her top brown hat.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Avice was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 270 pp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Amber (160 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Coral (160 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. His brown hair is lengthy. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has achieved small success as a Dyer.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Orianna was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Interpreter. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.