Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears his black hair up. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born to a Blacksmith, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, In love. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and black handkerchief worn on her right side. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Blue-white diamond (7000 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has done her best to style her rusty crest to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Savaran's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Savaran was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. After months of barely getting by, Savaran managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Hematite (5 gp).

Description: This woman wears a white coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of a Bellfounder, who enjoyed hunting, Bella was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp. Amber (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Jade (60 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sellsword. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are likewise amber.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born in the north. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she's in love

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. Amber (150 gp).

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. Her black crest is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: This man wears blue trousers with pastel and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his left hand. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Thamior was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Thamior decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Sard (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears her brown hair down. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. The war was a terrible time for her, and Olivia does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Olivia was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Assassin and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Assassin.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Red garnet (120 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Guard and was forced into it by her family; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 330 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.