Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears long strands of opal and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His fur is lavender and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'1". She wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. She has dyed her greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Detective. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: To reunite with her old friends; and to protect her home

Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Mentor, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3 Antitoxin.

Description: She wears violet trousers with grey and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She married young, but lost her spouse to orcs. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is brown and curly. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Naivara lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He carries with him a set of glaives on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His first spouse was a Fletcher, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shoemaker and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. Her orange fur is long and unkept. Her yellow eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson pastel hat.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nimble grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: 4'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses like a well dressed Stableman does. She wears her blonde hair up. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Ploughman they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Stableman, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'2" and wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a nunchaku on his belt. His auburn hair is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 20 gp.