Description: This slender man stands about 4'1". He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His childhood dream was to be a Body Guard, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Black star sapphire (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Peridot (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears green trousers with pastel and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, and carries bastard swords. She has no crest. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Shaká enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Shaká was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Server for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Marshal again.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'4". She wears a white top hat and white clothes. She has no hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Arha grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Onyx (70 gp). Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses like a well dressed Blacksmith does. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has violet eyes and a tan hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker, Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 22000 cp. Black pearl (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). White opal (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her head has been shaved. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Through the years after Astar was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Astar's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Astar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. She has chestnut hair. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.