Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and tan handkerchief worn on his right side. He is portly but not overly obese. His black crest is unkempt and raggedy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Coral (130 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Jasper (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a simple tan robe with blue stripes complete with hood, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Barrister. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is obsessed with her god.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Ellywick was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She tends to her Barrister job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1200 pp. Black pearl (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Rose (40 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 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 southern man is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has shaved his head bald. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Knight. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 10000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her white hair is well kept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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 north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Rose (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Azurite (11 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Sard (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 12000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his rapier, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 5000 gp. Azurite (6 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Jet (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Eye agate (6 gp).