Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 cp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Emotional, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is short and red. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, In love, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 sp. Sard (20 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'8" and wears white trousers with brown and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Nogu was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has brown fur. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Flask was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: A 6'5" western man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 40 gp. Amber (150 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Locksmith.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. He has wavy silver hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Engraver first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Manfred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Sorath was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Hunter. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Crowbar.