Description: A 3'9" northern woman, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Artin is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Artin was born the youngest of three triplets. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dilettante and was forced into it by her family; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

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

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Banker. Her hair is long and red with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a blue scarf. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and rapiers. His hair is white and very short. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Guard arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 80 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears tattered old clothes. She has auburn hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. 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: Money/treasure; and half-orc compassion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student she started as a Ploughman, but she got bored and became a Herbalist. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His red hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She carries with her a set of crossbows, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Blossom is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Blossom fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.