Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he prefers to wear flannel. His gold crest, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He takes great joy in being the best Performer in town.

History: Bidreked was born with his father's beautiful face. He married young, but lost his spouse to dire rats. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor, and is pretty ugly. Her head has been shaved. She is baby faced.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She stands about 5'3" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is auburn and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 sp. Golden pearl (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.