Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 4'8". She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shortbow. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Katherine grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Katherine. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Crowbar.

Description: She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'3" when asserting herself. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Detective. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Markosian grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to raise her children well

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears skinny pants and wears a black and pastel robe with the hood down. His white crest is singed and shortened. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Sard (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a very tight haircut. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and doesn't want to be a marshal and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Disease, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 90 pp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp).

Description: She dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. 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 considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a great chef.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a pastel suit, red shirt, and brown tie. Her red fur is still thick. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Tree alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Engraver.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 3 Holy water. 4 Thunderstones. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Doctor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: In love, Family, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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: She comes from a rich western family. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 170 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears professional attire. Her hair is short and silver. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. 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: Tordrid was born with her mother's beautiful face. Tordrid was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Brewer. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Climber’s kit.