Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has moderate length brown hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Courier profession.

History: Akmen was born the youngest of three triplets. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a black armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. His crest is gold and curly. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Kiirith hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kiirith grew up listening to his father's many stories. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 130 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears an entirely black suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length scarlet crest. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Painter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She usually wears her white robe and has her bow always slung over her shoulder. She carries with her a set of bows on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. At a young age her father died while driving off some giants. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in bow use. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Kali is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Onyx (50 gp). Emerald (400 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'7" when asserting herself. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 Detective. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Detective for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Sensitive, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has moderate length bronze crest. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'1". She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Millicent hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Millicent 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 is greedy; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 7000 cp.