Description: 5'10" and muscular, this southern man dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has dyed his greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He always admired necromantic-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.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 290 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: Standing 6'8", this man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His crest is cut close to his head. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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 comes from a rich southern family. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Ildrex alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Ildrex and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His hair is black and curly. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She got into the Mortician business at a young age. Myev was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Mortician. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Mortician for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Orsik will drive conversation. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Orsik has worked very hard to control his curse. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears tattered old clothes. Her bronze crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Hethress was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is physically well-built. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 cp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His head has been shaved. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His crest is cut close to his head. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Sethrekar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Half-Plate.