Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a grey vest and prefers green and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her childhood dream was to be a Glassblower, but she was a colossal failure. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length red crest. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'4" northern woman, she dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her tied-back hair is brown. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Beggar. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 10000 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Jade (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Pink diamond (2000 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Coral (130 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Halimath enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. At some point he was captured by orcs and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Halimath was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a deep hatred of orcs

Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Claira fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'11" southern woman, she dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Yurgunn has worked very hard to control her curse. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Heian never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Slave, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Jade (140 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.