Description: She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She carries a battered sword and tarnished halberd as well. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She got into the Mortician business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Athletic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

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

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. She has wavy white hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Shanairla hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Detective. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his small grey hat.

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 is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Gardain was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Engraver, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Jet (80 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'7" and wears a blue deerstalker hat and blue clothes. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are violet and catlike.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Erky was born the youngest of three triplets. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Miner. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Henry enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and her religion dominates her actions

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 50 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears dull black sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed scythe, just in case. Her purple hair is braided into rings. Her silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears an entirely brown suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He sports a flattop hair cut. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: Conrad speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 sp.