Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He sports a flattop fur cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Banded mail. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kallista grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Kallista. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She has the majority of her body covered in plate, marred by sweets. Her hair is short and brown. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker violet hat.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Xanaphia hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Xanaphia alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Astaro was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Barendd is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Barendd was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 sp.