Description: She wears bulky brown painted plate armor, and she perpetually has her shortbow ready. Her fur is short and orange. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Shadow was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed ceremonial dagger, just in case. His crest is rusty and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Shamash will drive conversation. 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: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Jade (120 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Rose (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Loopmottin is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Loopmottin was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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. Loopmottin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Black pearl (1200 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Rose (70 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her red hair is cut short. She has green eyes and a white hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. After a long history of fighting, Kithri and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Rose (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His fur, while still mostly cinnamon, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce yellow eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Spring lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Rose (70 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Azurite (4 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Blue diamond (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.