Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Violet garnet (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man likes to wear grey tank tops with tan pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is white and very short. He has hazel eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Justin is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. 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 in the south his family was never financially stable. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Justin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 6000 gp.

Description: This woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 10000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 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 (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Sard (40 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and carries daggers. She has silver hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Jade (50 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Jade (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair is white and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. The war was a terrible time for her, and Jo does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a green wide-brimmed hat and green clothes. His rusty crest is unkempt and raggedy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Courier who has hired him part-time. Pandjed is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bowyer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Family, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Malachite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Amber (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.