Description: Standing 4'2", this man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are blue.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Veit 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 Veit. He has never given up on his painting dream.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Onyx (80 gp). Amber (120 gp). Jade (120 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and very much looks the part of a Miner. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 40000 cp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Jade (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Onyx (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Full Plate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: She wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She carries with her a set of flails on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She wears her scarlet crest up. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Vezera speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in the north. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bather for hire.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Lamlis was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.