Description: This late middle aged man wears a black feathered hat and black clothes and is in decent physical shape. He wears his brass crest down. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 6000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Rose (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'10" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her long purple hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has white eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he likes to wear blue tank tops with pastel pants. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and grey tie. Her green crest is unkempt and raggedy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Eggren hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Red spinel (110 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this eastern woman usually wears her pastel robe and has her bastard sword always slung over her shoulder. Her orange fur is lengthy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. 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 raised by priests from a young age. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Krimmon is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black opal (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a green collared shirt and red skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has wavy scarlet crest. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Mijira enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Rose (30 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Jet (120 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.