Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 52. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This woman wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. She wears her golden hair down. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Animal Trainer profession.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Slave Trader. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Syllin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Coral (120 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her black hair down. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. 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'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His fur is cut close to his head. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her orange fur is lengthy. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a worn and beaten armor. His golden hair is braided into rings. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, his father struggled to pay the bills. When Seebo reached his early adolescence his Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. After a long history of fighting, Seebo and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 900 sp.