Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

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

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Jade (110 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She has a hunchback. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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: She was born in the north. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Thamior was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a pastel tunic with white highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He is physically well-built. His red fur is long and unkept. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Aura has worked very hard to control his curse. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Soapmaker for the past few years.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears long strands of aquamarine and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her auburn hair is cut short. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She found a children's book about a Halfling Ranger who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a tan vest and prefers brown and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is black and very short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. 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 born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'1" when asserting herself. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around 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 got into the Painter business at a young age. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Amber (90 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Sard (40 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her long gold crest kept up in a rat tail. She has red eyes and a black hat with a red feather.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Jheri was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: Standing 4'2", this woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her brown hair is well kept. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 struck the Spice Merchant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp.