Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Thomas lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has achieved small success as a Layabout.

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 possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she prefers to wear flannel. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'8". She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Agnes 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. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Human compassion; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a hunchback. He has wavy red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Charles and his spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.