Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. 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: Alain lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are brown and beady.

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 is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Maynild 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 Maynild. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 50 gp. Amber (110 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a tan collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Isabella's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Isabella was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a pastel shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and grey pants. His fur, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

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. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Aura and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in earthy colors with a green and brown handkerchief worn on her right side and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is brown and very short. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Nemeia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 90 gp. Eye agate (12 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Rael hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Rael alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 3 Holy water.

Description: He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Nutae speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Nutae was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Nutae decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Fortune-teller 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 a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scythe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 110 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp).