Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears tattered old clothes. She has a hunchback. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bowyer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and she is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a tan shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair is blonde and curly. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. The war was a terrible time for him, and Azaki does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Secretive, Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His crest, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He worked as a nervous Adventurer and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Shoemaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His red fur is knotted and matted. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep copper.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Windy is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. After coming to the age of reason, Windy took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is typically in her Herbalist uniform. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. She has wavy golden hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She takes great joy in being the best Priest in town.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Priest.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Military, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Engraver who has hired her part-time. She takes great joy in being the best Engraver in town.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Engraver. She's also a talented Stylist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears professional attire. She carries with her a set of shortbows on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She has dyed her greying blue crest a little too much giving a sharp blue color. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Harann will drive conversation. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Harann fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 cp. White pearl (80 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Emeny was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).