Description: An older woman who typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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 was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 11000 cp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Cook who has hired him part-time. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. After coming to the age of reason, Erevan took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

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 keeps his black crest in a pixie cut. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Fax lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fax fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'1". He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Military, Mentor, Guardian. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 gp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). 2 Smokesticks.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Rurik speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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 brothel owner, Rurik was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 6'0". He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks, and his gloved hand is found clutching a scythe. His red fur is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Apothecary business.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is light but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. 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 can speak with the recently deceased. She is a great chef.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. 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 became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. He has shaved his head bald. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Theodoric has worked very hard to control his curse. 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: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 270 pp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Jet (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).