Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is black and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Arara lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. One day when Arara was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Arara was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Malachite (5 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She stands about 6'5" and wears an entirely black suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has moderate length brass crest. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has taken up work as a Scribe and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and many gnolls want her driven away

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 120 gp. Pink pearl (150 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, grey shirt, and violet tie. His golden hair is singed and shortened. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Priest, but he was a colossal failure. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 210 gp. Sard (40 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'9" and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Quarion was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Fortune-teller, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Family, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the north. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Merla alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Moss agate (6 gp).

Description: She has a missing left arm. She prefers to wear flannel. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Enna hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. 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 considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Nalaed was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy gray fur. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has a hunchback. His gray fur is braided into rings. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Leaf hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Leaf alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Magnifying glass.