Description: 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 is portly but not overly obese. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of a Carpenter, who enjoyed hunting, Dara was taken on many hunting expeditions. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is greedy

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Guardian, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has achieved small success as a Butcher.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 pp. Iolite (40 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Obsidian (11 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.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has shaved her head bald. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born into a rich family. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she wants to get laid

Bonds: Job, Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 11000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses like a well dressed Guard does. He has moderate length silver hair. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mûg grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 11000 gp. Fire opal (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. He has brown eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Courier. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born into a rich family. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Gold music box (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., and carries glaives. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Pelaios will drive conversation. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Pelaios was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pelaios fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1300 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 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 (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy beige fur. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She has a hunchback. Her beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She refers to her adoptive father 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp).