Description: This late middle aged woman wears skinny pants and wears a black and pastel robe with the hood down and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. After coming to the age of reason, Manea took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She is physically well-built. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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 raised by priests from a young age. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 70 pp. Moss agate (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: French accent

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

Description: He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dalgal studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Dalgal never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her silver hair is still thick. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Shaena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Shaena abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants, marred by beers. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the east. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Banded agate (10 gp).

Description: This man wears a red shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and brown pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His silver hair is long and unkept. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Coral (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Azurite (8 gp).