Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. 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, Traki is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Traki took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born in the north. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Red garnet (120 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears his red hair up. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Orsik was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is greedy; and doesn't want to be a crown-heir and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Tawar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her chestnut hair is well kept. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She struck the Detective job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 sp. Peridot (40 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Body Guard kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a black shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has a tattooed face.

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 is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Gifted from a young age, Srorthen studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Srorthen took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sellsword.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with green slacks. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.