Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military, Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Jade (50 gp). Black opal (900 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has a hunchback. She has wavy chestnut hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1300 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available she will default to her ceremonial dagger. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).

Description: 4'2" and muscular, this southern woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Morana is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1400 pp. Eye agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Rose (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She usually wears her grey robe and has her glaive always slung over her shoulder. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Egelina is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 10000 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Jet (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Human compassion; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 pp. 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 younger middle-aged man wears a black tunic with red highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His white crest, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence, Impeccable. Bonds: In love, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 pp. A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). 1 Major magic item.