Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has chestnut hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Flak speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. After a long history of fighting, Flak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His hair is brown and curly. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

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 is an amazing painter.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and balancing his hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

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

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 2'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears skinny pants and wears a white and tan robe with the hood down. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A freak accident while working with her Weaver father left her crippled. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 pp. Eye agate (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Black opal (1100 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has no hair. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. 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: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Althaea was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Interpreter. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

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

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Jade (100 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 56. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Through the years after Pûg was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Pûg's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Solid gold idol (800 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 (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He has blue eyes and a violet hat with a white feather.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 95. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Silver ewer (60 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.