Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Art was born with his father's beautiful face. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rose (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Jade (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Moss agate (10 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.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a black costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her ears are large.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Nemeia was born the youngest of three triplets. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Coral (140 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Amber (140 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Meriele was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 10000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'7" and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. The war was a terrible time for him, and Dean does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a Glassblower, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1800 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. Gilthur enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Apothecary mother left him crippled. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gilthur fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To be a Apothecary again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver ewer (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Euron is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 Mortician. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 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.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Willow will drive conversation. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

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

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.