Description: This woman wears black trousers with brown and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Iolite (50 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak and is in decent physical shape. Her black fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Quick lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His green crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are red.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Baradad abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'7" when asserting herself. With wild silver hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She struck the Scribe job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her black fur is lengthy. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 900 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His copper crest is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Shamash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Shamash has worked very hard to control his curse. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Mentor, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He carries with him a set of glaives on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. He has no crest. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Jet (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. He keeps his silver crest in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Shedinn is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Shedinn was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Shedinn's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amber (70 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Iolite (60 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a blue shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Hematite (9 gp).