Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born in the east. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Margery was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Margery never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 sp. Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman wears an entirely black suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Avice was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Avice was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Painter. After a long history of fighting, Avice and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).