Description: A moderately attractive man, he tends to wear a large red jacket. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. After coming to the age of reason, Curran took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Crown-heir they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Fisher, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 700 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Ea was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Portia was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Beggar. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Sard (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: 3'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Map Maker. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Forgetful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 330 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing a long, brown cloak. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a Courier first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She tends to her Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and is pretty ugly. Her gold crest is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gilkass was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her hair is short and golden. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. After a long history of fighting, Pyntle and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her long scarlet crest kept up in a rat tail. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Being a Locksmith kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2 Holy water.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her bronze crest is knotted and matted. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is obsessed with her god.

History: The child of a Bather, who enjoyed hunting, Zykroff was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her childhood dream was to be a Bather, but she was a colossal failure. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.