Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gray eyes and a tan hat with a white feather.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a Miller, her father struggled to pay the bills. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Thiala has worked very hard to control her curse. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 5000 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Amber (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). Sard (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Amber (90 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a tan shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and tan pants. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Frouse is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Amethyst (140 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His brown hair is cut short. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 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.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has wavy silver hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 pp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Red spinel (80 gp).

Description: Standing 5'5", this man wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and white robe with the hood down. His red fur is still thick. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Emerald was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a Mortician first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He takes great joy in being the best Mortician in town.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gifted student he started as a Bricklayer, but he got bored and became a Mortician. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mortician and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Coral (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a green armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. His black hair is braided into rings. His white eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a great chef.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 17000 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Jet (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Brown diamond (8000 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Jet (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.