Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed mace, just in case. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the east to a Guard, Valorean learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1500 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'6" and wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1100 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. She has wavy red hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Susannah isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is long and black with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He is a Doppelganger in disguise. He found a children's book about a Human Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and pastel pants, and is pretty ugly. His hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Fenriz was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 16000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her black crest down. 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 also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a crush on the local carpenter

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Coral (100 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Coral (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Malachite (4 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair is blonde and curly. She is baby faced.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

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

Possessions: 5000 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Sard (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Rose (50 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.