Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has no hair. Her white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Bryseis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the east to a Bookbinder, Marastyr learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She became a Bookbinder soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 26000 sp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Jet (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Avice grew up listening to her father's many stories. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. A true patriot, Tiaathque would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She got into the Butcher business at a young age. Tiaathque was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Tiaathque decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Butcher kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To protect her home; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a blue shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and pastel pants. His tied-back hair is red. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Architect.

Motivation: He is content; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Selfish, Disease, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She is a Succubi in disguise. 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 left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Sard (60 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ivellios grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He is physically well-built. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 99. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, 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. After months of barely getting by, Naill managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. At a young age his mother died while driving off some goblins. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in ceremonial dagger use. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 110 gp.