Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a tan feathered hat and tan clothes. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. His fur is brown and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Kite abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Amber (90 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fortune-teller. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Euphemia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: This man is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Justin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He sports a flattop hair cut. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Gifted from a young age, Brug studied abroad. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Emotional, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has styled his silver crest well, parting it to the left. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

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 sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a black armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dalgal studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).