Description: An older woman who wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants, she is not a threatening figure. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has no hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Tim will drive conversation. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. After coming to the age of reason, Tim took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 30000 cp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He became a Tanner soon after.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and expand his business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Banded agate (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a white shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and brown pants. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. He is baby faced.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.