Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, white shirt, and yellow tie. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born in the north. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise white.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brass crest. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, blue shirt, and black tie. He has a hunchback. He has moderate length brass crest. His eyes are likewise red.

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 submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'5". She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gifted student she started as a Adventurer, but she got bored and became a Mason. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a mace on her belt. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bookbinder. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. A gifted student she started as a Stylist, but she got bored and became a Bookbinder. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Portia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 120 gp. Hematite (5 gp).

Description: He wears a blue coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Performer. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is wearing a long, brown cloak. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is brown and curly. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Has a crush, Guardian. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has no crest. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Through the years after Megren was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Megren's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 sp.