Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Skamos hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Malachite (9 gp).

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She carries a battered axe and tarnished crossbow as well. She has brown hair. 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: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Merla's homeland. Merla decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 cp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has styled his gold crest well, parting it to the right. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Mozikth abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has a hunchback. Her hair is black and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Breena hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His first spouse was a Cartwright, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Healer. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. After months of barely getting by, Tomi managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She tends to wear a large black jacket. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her copper crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has red eyes and a black hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Meena was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Meena decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Chain shirt.