Description: She stands about 5'7" and wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her ears are large.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Anakis has worked very hard to control her curse. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a painter and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his black hair up. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 28000 cp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a warhammer on his belt. He has wavy red fur. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Emerald was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Emerald decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Layabout 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: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This woman tends to wear a large tan jacket. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. Her white hair is wavy and long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Symma hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Gifted from a young age, Symma studied abroad. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. He has moderate length green crest. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Nykkan was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Through the years after Nykkan was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Nykkan's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a worn and beaten armor, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His black hair is long and unkept. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Gerald isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Gerald never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears an entirely white suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has a very tight haircut. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 10 pp. Sard (30 gp).