Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her black fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Aura lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Knight they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Baker, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Baker and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Coral (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. His chestnut hair is still thick. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Oren is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Oren has worked very hard to control his curse. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1200 pp. Jet (140 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Amber (140 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He carries with him a set of spears, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Locksmith again.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Jade (160 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She carries with her a set of lances, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her head has been shaved. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born into a rich family. 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. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His hair is brown and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 struck the Locksmith job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 9000 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Amber (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).