Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has shaved her head bald. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Jade (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has moderate length silver hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

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 loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. After a long history of fighting, Jarana and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2700 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His white crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: Pijjirik was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Seamstress. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Jet (150 gp).

Description: He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Junk Dealer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Nicor and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 7000 gp. White pearl (80 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Rose (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'7" and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His blue hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Melech's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born to a Barber, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lucan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His tied-back hair is golden. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gerard was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20 gp. Citrine (20 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly tridents and whips. His crest is red and curly. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Golden pearl (40 gp). Sard (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Coral (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.