Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Kilia was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears dull red sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. Her white hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and doesn't want to be a bookbinder and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a long, green cloak. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length red crest. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze, and is pretty ugly. Her fur is red and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 170 gp. Jasper (70 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a tan collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His blonde hair is still thick. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, red shirt, and violet tie. He has dyed his greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the west to a Unemployed, Norkruuth learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Hematite (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a brown tunic with blue highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Aline is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aline 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 Aline. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear black tank tops with white pants. His tied-back hair is black. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Shump 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. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

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 psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has achieved small success as a Tanner.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to be a spy again

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 50 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).