Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears long strands of ruby and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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 money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with pastel slacks, and carries nunchakus. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Gynnie 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 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: Gynnie was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 pp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Sard (20 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. She has no hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. After coming to the age of reason, Anne took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a tan scarf. She wears her golden hair up. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Sybil wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Sybil is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born in the west. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Racist, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'5" when asserting herself. She sports chestnut long hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Shipwright they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Bounty Hunter, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her long cinnamon fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Gardener born in the past three hundred years. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Five was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His white crest has been sun bleached extensively. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Trym was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.