Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in earthy colors with a white and tan handkerchief worn on his left side and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Zed was born the youngest of three triplets. 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: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Debt. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Armara took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up ceremonial dagger and armor she uses now. 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 wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Hedonist, Greedy. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: He wears a tan wide-brimmed hat and tan clothes. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. He bought a shortbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to be a bricklayer again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'4". He wears bulky black painted plate armor, and his gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Ahrim was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Tailor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 150 gp. Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a black coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She 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 her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Banker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a red tunic with white highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her first spouse was a Locksmith, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses like a well dressed Crown-heir does. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Crown-heir who has hired her part-time. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Crown-heir. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 21000 cp. 4 Antitoxin. 2 Smokesticks.