Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak, and he perpetually has his rapier ready. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Cressel lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 sp. Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Lewis has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Selfish, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears dull red sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Butcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Glassblower but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. After coming to the age of reason, Norman took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He bought a shield and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He stands about 6'8" and has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His red crest is heavily combed to the right. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Quarethon never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and balancing his hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Military, In love. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 250 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. She is baby faced.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her childhood dream was to be a Junk Dealer, but she was a colossal failure. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 19000 cp. White opal (500 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).