Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is blonde and curly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Bonds: Enemies, In love, Military, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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 will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 90 gp. White pearl (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He wears long strands of jet and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her head has been shaved. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a Ruler first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Ruler. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Terse. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. He has styled his blue hair well, parting it to the right. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Slave, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a grey shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are brown and beady.

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 afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. 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 is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'2". He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His red fur is knotted and matted. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lone fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 80 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is short and blonde. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Kithri is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Kithri has worked very hard to control her curse. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Disease, Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 40 gp.