Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a hunchback. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Richard lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with violet slacks. He has a very tight haircut. He has amber eyes and a red hat with a black feather.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Cynical, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 sp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. Her silver hair is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Rosalind was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, brown shirt, and tan tie. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he very much looks the part of a Detective. He has red hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Detective job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 sp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. After coming to the age of reason, Helgret took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. 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: She is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her long black crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hethress fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, In love. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an entirely white suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born in the west. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her red crest is heavily combed to the left. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 cp.