Description: 2'10" and muscular, this western man wears tattered old clothes. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Howard is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

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 drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears professional attire. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His auburn hair is still thick. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born to a Map Maker, his father struggled to pay the bills. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. When Torbera reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Rich, Military, In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and blue pants. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She works hard and plays hard.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Banker. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and carries bastard swords. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Through the years after Baelitae was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Baelitae's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears an entirely white suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his rusty crest down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born in the north to a Assassin, Ghesh learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Assassin.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Assassin responsibilities is difficult; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She carries with her a set of lances on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is mildly Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Mara was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Mara's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 90 gp.