Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. His hair is red and curly. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears just a black suit. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a longsword on her belt. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 24000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He carries with him a set of greataxes, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has wavy black crest. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp).