Description: This woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. She wears her chestnut hair down. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a violet tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Nicholas speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Priest for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair is cut short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Red garnet (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a grey vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents were killed by giants in a raid when she was still a young child. The giants captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp).