Description: She wears an entirely black suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and she perpetually has her club ready. She has styled her copper crest well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Raiann hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Raiann was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a grey coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is an amazing painter.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 90 gp. Peridot (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He carries a battered sickle and tarnished flail as well. His hair is blonde and curly. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has worked as a Carter like his father before him.

Motivation: He's in love; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Quarion 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. Quarion decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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 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: Money/treasure; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His blue crest is still thick. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Quarethon was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and expand his business

Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with tan slacks. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly daggers and spears. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Rûg was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1300 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp).