Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly clubs and morningstars. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ribbles was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ribbles decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Bellfounder kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 370 pp. Hematite (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His black hair is cut short. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 18000 sp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she very much looks the part of a Painter, and is pretty ugly. She wears her cinnamon fur up. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has worked as a Painter like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Jocelyn's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born in the west. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Barkeep born in the past three hundred years. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born into a rich family. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and regain custody of his daughter

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 cp. Jade (150 gp).