Description: He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greataxes and falchions. He keeps his red crest in a flapper bob. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nykkan does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nykkan 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 Nykkan. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has blue eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His dark red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 Sailor. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has wavy chestnut hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 380 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is typically in her Detective uniform. Her head has been shaved. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Detective for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 30 pp. Azurite (9 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Silaqui 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 Silaqui. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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 she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Good lock. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears dull green sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed greataxe, just in case. Her hair is blue, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Debt. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Nil 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. Nil is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 20 pp.