Description: She wears a black costume with the symbols of death on her torso, and carries glaives. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Criella is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a Dyer, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Knight hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Her green crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bounty Hunter.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 cp. Red garnet (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her silver hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 69. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 8000 cp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has wavy brown hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is a Tanner first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Sariel hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His black fur is still thick. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the west to a Interpreter, Nim learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has achieved small success as a Interpreter.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Blendaeth alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 20 pp.