Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He sports a flattop fur cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Jade lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Jade has worked very hard to control his curse. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His hair is short and black. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 60000 cp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She dresses like a well dressed Herbalist does. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Anakis abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has achieved small success as a Herbalist.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Bricklayer. 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 got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Stableman, but she was a colossal failure. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is dressed in an above average manner. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born in the east. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

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

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has slicked back silver hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Lidda was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Lidda decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'9". She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Stacee was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Stacee decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 350 gp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: He wears a tan vest and prefers red and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is portly but not overly obese. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Paggen studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Paggen took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. His addictions have taken their toll on his wallet, and he has found himself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.