Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a hunchback. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 gp. Red spinel (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears just a brown suit. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. 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 north. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to protect her home

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is white and very short. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: In love, Slave, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Jade (150 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: This woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her white hair is well kept. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. The war was a terrible time for her, and Emma does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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

Flaws: Terse, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 30 pp. Black opal (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp).