Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Vorka hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He wears his white hair down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

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. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bow.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 270 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. 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: Gildmak was born the youngest of three triplets. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After a long history of fighting, Gildmak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses like a well dressed Spy does. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She got into the Spy business at a young age. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She's in love; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Amber (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull white iron scale mail. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Architect. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Through the years after Kellen was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Kellen's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to be a server again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 41000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her gray fur is smooth and relatively long. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Rich, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Jeweler.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Tyna is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has golden hair. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. After months of barely getting by, Jasmine managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 60000 cp. Coral (80 gp).