Description: He has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. A freak accident while working with his Detective mother left him crippled. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by lycanthropy.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'2" and wears violet trousers with red and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is white and curly. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her scarlet crest is unkempt and raggedy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

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 Farmer. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 30 pp. Eye agate (10 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a blue tunic with green highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. His black hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Igden was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to be a bookbinder again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She stands about 2'10" and is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has moderate length silver hair. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jo grew up listening to her mother's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Crown-heir. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She keeps her black fur in a pixie cut. She has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her first spouse was a Bookbinder, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 340 gp. Red spinel (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Eida 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: Eida lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Adventurer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Silver pearl (50 gp). 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Engraver they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Junk Dealer, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.