Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 50 gp. Eye agate (12 gp). Iolite (30 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hammer with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her yellow fur is matted, messy, and big. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 280 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has no hair. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 74. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Lazy. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears baggy brown pantaloons and a green scarf. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Rurik speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, marred by chocolates. He has black hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. Nuraval enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He bought a falchion and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 15000 cp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His crest is short and blue. His red eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Salasar was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Salasar decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Gardener 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 decided he is irredeemable; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spy and is in decent physical shape. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spy. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Leucis was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 160 gp.