Description: An older woman who tends to wear a large black jacket, she is not a threatening figure. Her rusty crest is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His childhood dream was to be a Layabout, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Barrister.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 29000 sp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Money/treasure; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. After coming to the age of reason, Callybon took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His head has been shaved. 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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Assassin. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Hedonist, Disease, Fearful. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 70 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'3". She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and yellow robe with the hood down. She wears her red hair down. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is obsessed with her god.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This tall, slender man is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He has golden hair. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He became a Herbalist soon after.

Motivation: To be a Fisher again.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are silver.

Personality: Morthos is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Morthos grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Morthos. Being a Glassblower kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. With bright chestnut hair. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp).