Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is white and curly. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Duergath was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This eastern man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. 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 left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to protect his home

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She stands about 6'2" and dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a green coat with blue slacks. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Zanna hails from a village terrorized by drow. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Zanna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Obsidian (8 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His yellow fur has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise copper. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Moon liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a green shirt with thin black vertical stripes and violet pants. Her rusty crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears long strands of topaz and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A 5'5" southern man, he wears professional attire. His hair is short and brown. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a Performer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He wears a black tunic with yellow highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His black crest is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Zedaar will drive conversation. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born in the east. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Stylist kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 130 gp.