Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Melech grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He very much looks the part of a Butcher. He has wavy blonde hair. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Butcher.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a guard again

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Scribe but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of a Healer, who enjoyed hunting, Grûblik was taken on many hunting expeditions. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Scribe. He has achieved small success as a Scribe.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Pacifist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 32000 sp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her red crest is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 Mortician. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length lavender fur. Her eyes are likewise yellow.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She carries with her a set of maces on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her hair is black and very short. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting goblins, the young Tiaathque began to lead the lost caravan. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to goblins.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bounty Hunter and was forced into it by her family; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 70 gp. Moss agate (11 gp).

Description: An older woman who likes to wear yellow tank tops with grey skirt, she is not a threatening figure. With bright silver hair. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears tan trousers with blue and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Map Maker they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Farmer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp).