Description: He is lean but muscular and wears grey trousers with brown and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is black and curly. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Layabout but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Barendd was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Barendd never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She's in love; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 150 gp. Amber (120 gp).

Description: An older man who has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his bronze crest in a pixie cut. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a Tanner first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His childhood dream was to be a Carter, but he was a colossal failure. After months of barely getting by, Trynnicus managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a carter again

Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 pp.