Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His copper crest is heavily combed to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue sapphire (800 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her long silver crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is portly but not overly obese. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Calcitro was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a green shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His scarlet crest is still thick. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Pandjed lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When Pandjed reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to protect his home

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'2". He is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and his gloved hand is found clutching a whip. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His childhood dream was to be a Miller, but he was a colossal failure. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Religious, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 sp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length brass crest. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. 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 gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Slave Trader. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Star ruby (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are green.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a white and green robe with the hood down. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ur-Lasu was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and balancing his hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Addict, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 130 pp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His green crest is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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 a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Dyer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver pearl (40 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp).