Description: Standing 6'1", this woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her copper crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a Butcher, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Beloril is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Beloril grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Beloril. Being a Bricklayer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'0" when asserting herself. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born in the south. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and balancing her hectic life and new ruler responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Terse, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp).

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'6" when asserting herself. She wears her silver hair down. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bryseis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has a crush on the local sailor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Good lock.

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 is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has dyed her greying cinnamon fur a little too much giving a sharp cinnamon color. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Serpent was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Server. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 240 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her white fur has been sun bleached extensively. She has yellow eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. In her 20th 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 left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Isabella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He got into the Cartwright business at a young age. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. After a long history of fighting, Umpen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His white crest is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A freak accident while working with his Bellfounder mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Mundane, Disease. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 cp.