Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 90 gp. Zircon (40 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a tan shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and red pants. His auburn hair is still thick. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of sickles, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He refers to his adoptive mother 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 father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman likes to wear blue tank tops with grey skirt, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 79. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Raspy

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

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her copper crest is greasy and uncared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Assassin hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a herbalist again

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Sard (40 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Sard (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Peridot (40 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a hunchback. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

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: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her childhood dream was to be a Fletcher, but she was a colossal failure. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new servant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head and is in decent physical shape. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cartwright and was forced into it by his family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Gardener. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Gifted from a young age, Arannis studied abroad. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a miller again

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.