Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She takes great joy in being the best Mercenary in town.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Warrior school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She tends to her Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. 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: The child of a Sage, who enjoyed hunting, Hatae was taken on many hunting expeditions. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bow.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: 3'7" and muscular, this northern man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is auburn and curly. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and green robe with the hood down. Her red fur is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears tattered old clothes. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Born to a Interpreter, her father struggled to pay the bills. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Rose (50 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Jet (90 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Locksmith arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He worked as a nervous Locksmith and found it very stressful. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. His gray fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Shivering was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to be a butcher again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is typically in his Painter uniform. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has styled her blue crest well, parting it to the right. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Body Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Body Guard work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Body Guard.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 90 pp.