Description: This woman stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Locksmith arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To protect her home; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2600 sp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Jade (140 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Detective. He sports a flattop hair cut. This black eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born in the west to a Detective, Nicor learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Spy, but he was a colossal failure. 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: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears tattered old clothes. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Portia enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 41000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His black fur is thinning but still full. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Aura was born the youngest of three triplets. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Baker they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Merchant, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with grey slacks. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is an amazing painter.

History: Helen was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Average lock.

Description: He tends to wear a large white jacket, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mhurren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1500 gp. Emerald (1200 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a tan tunic with green highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair is cut short. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Wrenn abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears just a black suit. His scarlet crest is heavily combed to the right. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Tarhun hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A gifted student he started as a Carter, but he got bored and became a Mason. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mason.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new mason responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 190 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. She carries a battered club and tarnished flail as well. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her ears are large.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Luthra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.