Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her white hair is lengthy. Her white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp).

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this southern man wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He keeps his bronze crest in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

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 Guard father left him crippled. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. White pearl (90 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull red iron scale mail. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Carpenter.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is portly but not overly obese. He has shaved his head bald. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Standing 4'1", this woman wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available she will default to her shortspear. Her hair is auburn and curly. She has amber eyes.

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. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She tends to her Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 45000 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His purple hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his silver eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Adventurer who has hired him part-time. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Valafar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Blacksmith; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He is a husky man, who typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull white iron scale mail. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Orsik was born with his father's beautiful face. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He wears suspenders and violet workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time, and carries spears. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40000 cp.