Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and to be a herbalist again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 390 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Purson was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and money/treasure

Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. With wild silver hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He worked as a nervous Jeweler and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Map Maker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 700 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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 greedy.

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Roofer father left him crippled. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Coral (120 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and is typically in her Shoemaker uniform. Her brass crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and balancing her hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 90000 cp. Azurite (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this southern woman dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Arha was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 80 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a green coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. He has dark red hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He takes great joy in being the best Spy in town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Moss agate (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).