Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a black top hat and black clothes. She keeps her long blue crest kept up in a rat tail. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Findex enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Findex has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (120 gp). Azurite (10 gp).

Description: This man wears a black tunic with brown highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His crest, while still mostly copper, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He found a children's book about a Dragonborn Wizard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 280 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: This man is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is long and unkept. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40000 cp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Her head has been shaved. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Symma was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Symma's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Amber (70 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of morningstars, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has wavy black fur. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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. After a long history of fighting, Fragrant and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 18000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Iolite (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. His cinnamon fur, when down, is lengthy. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Guard profession.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

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

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears skinny pants and wears a green and grey robe with the hood down. His bronze crest is braided into rings. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Rivaan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Rivaan was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Crown-heir they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Mortician, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a mortician and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears his blonde hair down. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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 to loving parents in a slum to the west. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He dresses like a well dressed Marshal does. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Heian will drive conversation. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Gifted from a young age, Heian studied abroad. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 pp.