Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, violet shirt, and blue tie, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'3" when asserting herself. She wears her silver hair up. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

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

Possessions: 6000 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Vapula is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue diamond (7000 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He likes to wear pastel tank tops with red pants. His fur, while still mostly gray, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Detective hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He struck the Detective job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 900 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Jet (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the east to a Barrister, Gilbert learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 pp. Silver pearl (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are black.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born to a Roofer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 pp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Jade (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Rose (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).