Description: This malnourished woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a black coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His purple hair is thinning but still full. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has no hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Mormog is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

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. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Mormog has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1800 pp. Golden pearl (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this eastern man is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Snafû is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Jade (130 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rose (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a simple black robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her silver crest is braided into rings. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Caelynn was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Caelynn abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 pp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. She wears her gray fur up. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Harvest liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 12000 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). 1 Major magic item.