Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears dull brown sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed greataxe, just in case, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has brown hair. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is dressed in an above average manner. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Dell lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: To unite with her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Sindri was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Obsidian (8 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'4" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His blonde hair is cut short. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Zûgor was born with his mother's beautiful face. His first spouse was a Servant, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Standing 2'9", this woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has slicked back white hair. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the east to a Spy, Pennie learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She struck the Spy job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is greedy; and balancing her hectic life and new spy responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Ralf's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a Shepherd, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and doesn't want to be a roofer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A 3'8" western man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this northern woman usually wears her blue robe and has her whip always slung over her shoulder. Her tied-back hair is red. 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 hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Skamos is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: Doesn't want to be a Unemployed and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp).