Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born in the west. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is content; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He usually wears his black robe and has his sai always slung over his shoulder. He has wavy silver hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. After coming to the age of reason, Ratanák took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. His tied-back hair is auburn. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Theodoric speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a Unemployed, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Moss agate (12 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a grey top hat and grey clothes. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: She wears dull brown sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sickle, just in case. Her red fur is matted, messy, and big. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has shaved her head bald. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Aline isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aline fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'1" western man, he wears just a black suit. His bronze crest is heavily combed to the right. He has gold eyes and a black hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to be a healer again

Ideals: Passionate, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 30 pp. Jade (90 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 7 Acid flasks.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a tan coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Ploughman first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Halander was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: To be a Locksmith again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp.