Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nicholas will drive conversation. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue-white diamond (7000 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. She has no fur. Her copper eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has copper eyes and a pastel hat with a white feather.

Personality: He hates Tabaxis with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Shifting 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Jade (40 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Coral (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). White pearl (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has no hair. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jacoba was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Amber (90 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His rusty crest is lengthy. He has red eyes and a green hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He takes great joy in being the best Healer in town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Healer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Hematite (14 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has amber eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tricking fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 900 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears professional attire. She has brown hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.