Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, and she perpetually has her spear ready. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Althaea was born with her mother's beautiful face. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Althaea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his left hand. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born in the east to a Glassblower, Raam learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp).

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is portly but not overly obese. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the left. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rose (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Blue star sapphire (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: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His orange fur is long and unkept. His green eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Sun was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sun fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears professional attire, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Sybil was born with her father's beautiful face. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Sybil never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He very much looks the part of a Fletcher. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a Spy, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fletcher.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and she perpetually has her greataxe ready. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 cp. Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Breastplate.