Description: This slender man stands about 3'11". He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His white hair is braided into rings. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To be a Shoemaker again; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

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

Possessions: 190 gp. Amethyst (50 gp). Zircon (20 gp).

Description: She wears a pastel shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her brown fur is long and unkept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Layabout who has hired her part-time. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears dull blue sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed glaive, just in case, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Jebeddo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 Mayor. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: She wears a fancy black dress. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She has worked as a Weaver like her mother before her.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 46000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her gray fur is thinning but still full. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shadow does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Shadow was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 390 gp. Red spinel (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with green slacks. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern woman is wearing a long, black cloak. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver crest has been sun bleached extensively. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. After a long history of fighting, Raiann and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 10 pp.