Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is an amazing painter.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Barber they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Glassblower, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a very tight haircut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vanchu grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She struck the Bather job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His green crest is unkempt and raggedy. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 sp. Azurite (11 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. His long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She has moderate length auburn hair. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alberich fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. Pink pearl (40 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Bernard's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Banker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Banker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Bernard never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Job, In love. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 cp.