Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear flannel. His blue crest, when down, is lengthy. His red eyes peer out from beneath his broad black hat.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He got into the Cook business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Map Maker, but he was a colossal failure. Being a Cook 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 is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man very much looks the part of a Performer. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has green eyes.

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 painting with anyone who is interested.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Performer.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He tends to wear a large violet jacket. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. After a long history of fighting, Vanuath and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 30 pp. Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She wears her black crest up. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Vezera is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Vezera took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up bastard sword and armor she uses now. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this northern man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light pastel in addition to tight pants. He has moderate length white fur. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Expand his business; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He has moderate length golden hair. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Crown-heir born in the past three hundred years. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Oloric was born with his mother's beautiful face. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. He became a Crown-heir soon after.

Motivation: To protect his home; and balancing his hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a red feather.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Adran lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Standing 3'1", this man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Joser was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a green shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and brown pants. She has done her best to style her green crest to look like a famous performer. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Rezena will drive conversation. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Rezena was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Tanner. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 700 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp).