Description: She wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her fur is cut close to her head. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Cook. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Cask was born with her father's beautiful face. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Cook. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To be a Beggar again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has silver hair. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 pp. Jade (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Sard (30 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines silver.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Paymon studied abroad. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Stableman. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman very much looks the part of a Layabout, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears her white crest down. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Layabout. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Rose (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is short and silver. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She bought a quarterstaff and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Zircon (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'1" and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her gold crest is unkempt and raggedy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a Butcher first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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: Pyxrin 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. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Butcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Butcher work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Butcher and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has done his best to style his lavender fur to look like a famous performer. He has a dull look in his copper eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Coral (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp).