Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She has a very tight haircut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Engraver business.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Engraver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is short and dark red. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Armorer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Armorer and was forced into it by her family; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. Her fur is cinnamon, silky, and of moderate length. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Three lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Vlorn was born the youngest of three triplets. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Addict, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears long strands of opal and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Greedy, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Rose was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her first spouse was a Ruler, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. 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: Doesn't want to be a Animal Trainer and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

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

Possessions: 90 gp. Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 2'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of a Bellfounder, who enjoyed hunting, Pennie was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: She is greedy; and balancing her hectic life and new ruler responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 10 pp. 2 Antitoxin.