Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 90 pp. Jet (60 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly flails and sickles. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. 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 runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Verna was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Verna decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Selfish, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His brass crest is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Mehen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. 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 would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents and is in decent physical shape. Her tied-back hair is brown. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stylist for the past few years.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: An older man who typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull brown iron scale mail, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 27000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tan coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head and is in decent physical shape. With bright brown hair. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, grey cloak. He has no hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Adelard was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He's in love; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 90 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is portly but not overly obese. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. She has amber eyes and a yellow hat with a white feather.

Personality: Egelina is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Egelina was born the youngest of three triplets. One day when Egelina was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Egelina was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

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

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is golden and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Borun studied abroad. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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 wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp).