Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She wears her dark red hair up. Her ears are large.

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 a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a Healer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bowyer 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: To share knowledge with the world; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing, and carries kukris. Her lavender fur is singed and shortened. Her yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1200 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp).

Description: An older woman who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, she is not a threatening figure. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Sybil wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She became a Bather soon after.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His tied-back hair is golden. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Robert lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Susannah lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He usually wears his white robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. His hair is short and golden. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a Assassin first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 Assassin. He has worked as a Assassin like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a knight again

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Malachite (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.