Description: He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. A gifted student he started as a Map Maker, but he got bored and became a Jeweler. He has worked as a Jeweler like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Skamos alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'7" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 230 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with grey slacks. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. She has green eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Virra was born with her mother's beautiful face. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Body Guard for hire.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. 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 very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. After a long history of fighting, Hatae and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with black slacks. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Gardener 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: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Military, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 270 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is golden and very short. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Fletcher arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Justice, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He has black hair. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 sp. Onyx (30 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and she perpetually has her sai ready. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 310 gp.