Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. A true patriot, Tiaathque would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of a Crown-heir, who enjoyed hunting, Tiaathque was taken on many hunting expeditions. Tiaathque liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His copper crest is heavily combed to the right. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born in the south. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her white hair is braided into rings. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1400 pp. Tourmaline (80 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Sard (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shortbow, but if one is not available she will default to her glaive. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Dilettante work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dilettante work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has achieved small success as a Dilettante.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 6000 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Jeweler who has hired her part-time. Ekk 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 comes from a rich eastern family. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Sculptor. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1200 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a nunchaku on her belt. Her brown fur is thinning but still full. 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 Barkeep. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She worked as a nervous Barkeep and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears just a brown suit. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Nora 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Flaws: Insane, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 10000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 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 (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).