Description: This tall, slender man wears a black shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Akmen lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 15000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a great chef.

History: The child of a Dilettante, who enjoyed hunting, Adrie was taken on many hunting expeditions. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2600 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His green crest is singed and shortened. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: Hirrathak hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 130 pp. Black opal (1200 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'3" northern man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Performer.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She likes to wear tan tank tops with brown skirt. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She's in love; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 80 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available he will default to his flail. He wears his white fur down. He is baby faced.

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 claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Dagger lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Dagger was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Dagger decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 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 woman is tall and muscular. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her ears are large.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Riswynn liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has a hunchback. She has black hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. 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: Money/treasure; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He's also a talented Bounty Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.