Description: He prefers to wear flannel, and carries flails. His fur is gray and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Malachite (10 gp). Amber (70 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Jet (70 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Rose (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears bulky brown painted plate armor, and a wedding ring on her left hand. With bright brown hair. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Torbera is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp).

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. 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 built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 gp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Jet (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Jade (60 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His silver hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 18000 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Jet (110 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is blonde and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Assassin but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 9000 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Coral (150 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Coral (150 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Rose (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man wears tattered old clothes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is lengthy. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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, Xappan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the west to a Painter, Xappan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 Painter. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Canary diamond (6000 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Amber (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).