Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His red fur is singed and shortened. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Shifting was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'3" and wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a spear, but if one is not available she will default to her scythe. She has wavy chestnut hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Professionalism, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his club with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Jet (140 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Wymar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 12000 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). White opal (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Iolite (40 gp).

Description: A 4'10" northern woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Knight arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she is greedy

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Amber (90 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a fancy grey dress. She has wavy blonde hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ermina embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She comes from a rich western family. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by her family; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Jade (90 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Canary diamond (6000 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Jade (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.