Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and yellow robe with the hood down. Her silver hair is well kept. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Avice will drive conversation. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Gifted from a young age, Avice studied abroad. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue diamond (3000 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Jade (50 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Citrine (80 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: Standing 5'3", this man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His black hair is lengthy. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the north to a Barber, Zephan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears long strands of sapphire and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Chad was born the youngest of three triplets. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Crown-heir for hire.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 7000 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Azurite (10 gp).

Description: She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Nora has worked very hard to control her curse. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has a very tight haircut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is harsh and unforgiving.

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 mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1100 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes are green and beady.

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 uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Azurite (15 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this northern woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has no crest. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Saphara is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 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.