Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has wavy brown fur. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Ethereal speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Knight. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Jasmine was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Being a Knight kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 120 gp. Rose (70 gp). 4 Antitoxin.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: Lorilla is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Iolite (70 gp).

Description: This woman prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born into a rich family. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's in love

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 80 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with green slacks. His dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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 son.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Qemuel grew up listening to his father's many stories. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'4" when asserting herself. Her hair is purple and very short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. After months of barely getting by, Lerissa managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp.