Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

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. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bather arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Bather job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'6" and muscular, this southern man typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He has no hair. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Nicor was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people; and tiefling compassion

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 80 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and grey handkerchief worn on her right side. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sais and swords. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Body Guard born in the past three hundred years. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Malquis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Malquis was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Malquis decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. After months of barely getting by, Malquis managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and expand her business

Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Religious, Mentor, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Xappan wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Ranger, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 10 pp.