Description: A middle-aged man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate, and is pretty ugly. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp).

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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 is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 60000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'11" southern man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Actor for hire.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Sage business.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a brown shirt with thin red vertical stripes and yellow pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2800 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses like a well dressed Interpreter does. Her hair is golden and curly. 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 is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Born in the south to a Interpreter, Sumnes learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Interpreter. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 30000 cp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Amber (70 gp). Eye agate (15 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Alberich is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Alberich was born with his father's beautiful face. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Dilettante for hire.

Motivation: To be a Sellsword again.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He is portly but not overly obese. His crest is green and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Greethen is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A freak accident while working with his Layabout father left him crippled. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1900 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female is dressed in an above average manner. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her feathered grey hat.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. 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: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.