Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has no crest. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gifted student she started as a Engraver, but she got bored and became a Painter. She's also a talented Engraver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man wears dark leathers with embroidery and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Tod is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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 is greedy; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When Riardon reached his early adolescence his Elf 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her silver hair is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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 was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a brown shirt, with a pastel mid length skirt with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has wavy auburn hair. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Nature, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Tim was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: An older man who wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is red and very short. He has blue eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wants his loneliness to end

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Slave, In love. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He has styled his green crest well, parting it to the left. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Maagog is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His childhood dream was to be a Blacksmith, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Banker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Emeny's homeland. Emeny decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: To protect her home; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 90 gp.