Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Akta studied abroad. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is an amazing painter.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. 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 seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 pp. Fire opal (1300 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Coral (100 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat, he is not a threatening figure. His lavender fur is thinning but still full. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Lone was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. 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. Lone fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, white shirt, and black tie. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Miner but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Carrie was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Obsidian (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has wavy silver hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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 son.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gifted student he started as a Cook, but he got bored and became a Baker. He became a Baker soon after.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 pp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Peridot (50 gp). White pearl (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Amber (40 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a green scarf. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1200 pp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). Red garnet (110 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has brown hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Hecat was born the youngest of three triplets. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Malachite (4 gp). 1 Major magic item.