Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He wears his silver hair down. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this southern woman typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Ida is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Ida hails from a village terrorized by giants. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. After a long history of fighting, Ida and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

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

Possessions: 2700 sp. Jet (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has hazel eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Galiena's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Gifted from a young age, Galiena studied abroad. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She tends to her Armorer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 160 gp. White pearl (40 gp).

Description: Standing 6'6", this man is wearing a long, black cloak. He keeps his red crest in a flapper bob. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He takes great joy in being the best Crown-heir in town.

History: He was born into a rich family. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to protect his home

Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available he will default to his sword. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). White opal (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She keeps her dark red hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Markosian never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1600 gp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears just a white suit. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. 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 thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Jade (130 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp).