Description: This man wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. 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 find somewhere to settle down; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull tan iron scale mail. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Priest kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and quarterstaffs. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Heian was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Merchant. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 110 gp. White pearl (50 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her skin is flawless and her black eyes scan people very quickly.

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 lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a black vest and prefers tan and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her silver crest up. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her small black hat.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born in the east. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Herbalist kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a grey shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and green pants. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His brown hair is cut short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Clerebold was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'6" when asserting herself. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born in the west. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 10000 gp. Red spinel (40 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Iolite (60 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Moss agate (9 gp).