Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She sports silver long hair. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Murgen 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 afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Murgen abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 390 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Citrine (80 gp). 4 Acid flasks.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a grey shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and violet pants. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Erias has worked very hard to control his curse. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Layabout responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 130 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. 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 is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Eiravel grew up listening to his father's many stories. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 60 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Theren was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barrister hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. His hair is short and golden. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His purple hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. To his fellows he 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: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. At a young age his mother died while driving off some orcs. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in hand crossbow use. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Sard (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this southern man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Crown-heir profession.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Architect arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His childhood dream was to be a Crown-heir, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Crown-heir again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: This woman wears long strands of opal and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. Her brass crest is thinning but still full. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the south to a Unemployed, Eggren learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 20 pp.