Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He usually wears his green robe and has his hand crossbow always slung over his shoulder. His rusty crest is smooth and relatively long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Pandjed grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Pandjed. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She usually wears her red robe and has her scimitar always slung over her shoulder. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Fletcher arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 40 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes, and carries daggers. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. 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 does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Ella studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. 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; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a hunchback. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Miller arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a green armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Bryseis wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Bryseis was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She 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 she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'8". She wears a simple violet robe with blue stripes complete with hood. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A freak accident while working with her Farmer father left her crippled. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His blonde hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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: He is content; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane, Insane. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Barber. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Pirithin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Barber for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.