Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length red crest. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 9. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Stylist arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She married young, but lost her spouse to dire rats. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his spear. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his feathered blue hat.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a Tailor, his father struggled to pay the bills. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'2" and wears white trousers with black and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. With bright auburn hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mortician but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A freak accident while working with his Bowyer mother left him crippled. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her crest is red, silky, and of moderate length. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tatyan grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She 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. Her white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Hethress was born with her father's beautiful face. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She refers to her adoptive father 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: Mardnab was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 sp. Moss agate (7 gp).

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this northern man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Enialis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.