Description: This late middle aged man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Tanner and is in decent physical shape. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

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. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on her left side, marred by teas. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

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. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red spinel (70 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears an entirely grey suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is long and unkept. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greataxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Vezera was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a black armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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 greedy.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Isabella grew up listening to her father's many stories. Isabella 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. 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: To get a good night's sleep; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her gold crest is heavily combed to the right. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has worked as a Masseuse like her mother before her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). 1 Thunderstones.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His crest is cut close to his head. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the south to a Scribe, Rhogar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Mercenary, but he got bored and became a Scribe. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moss agate (5 gp). Sard (60 gp). Jet (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Sard (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her long blue crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. The war was a terrible time for her, and Jheri does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Jheri was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.