Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs, marred by chocolates. His silver hair is cut short. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Red spinel (110 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing a long, violet cloak. She wears her black hair up. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ilanis studied abroad. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'5" and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a very tight haircut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 190 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and yellow handkerchief worn on his left side. His hair is auburn and curly. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: He got into the Bowyer business at a young age. A freak accident while working with his Banker mother left him crippled. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bowyer for hire.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His fur is brown and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a fancy blue dress. Her black hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Jelenneth enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She got into the Masseuse business at a young age. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Masseuse. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Secretive, Hedonist, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a lance on his belt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is golden and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Pûg's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

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. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.