Description: An older woman who wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a sickle on her belt, she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Marastyr was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Marastyr decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her silver hair is cut short. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Althaea enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Amethyst (40 gp). Malachite (8 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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: He is a Maurezhi in disguise. His childhood dream was to be a Tailor, but he was a colossal failure. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family, Debt. Occupation: Detective

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a black tunic with brown highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is a great chef.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Marbas alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Rose (40 gp).

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this southern man wears a black armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. His dark red hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1100 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a rapier on her belt. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Herleva was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, brown cloak. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a great chef.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'2" when asserting herself. Her hair is purple and very short. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Sorath 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 a great chef.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears bulky white painted plate armor. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.