Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and is pretty ugly. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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 born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is dressed in an above average manner, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and she perpetually has her longsword ready. She keeps her long orange fur kept up in a rat tail. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Tricking alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

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 ruby on her left hand. Her red hair is singed and shortened. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bricklayer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. 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: 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; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is golden and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.