Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather, marred by sweets. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the west. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. Amber (90 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Coral (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Mortician profession.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bookbinder for hire.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a fancy blue dress. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Ellyjoybell was born the youngest of three triplets. At some point she was captured by drow and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Ellyjoybell was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has wavy brown hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with red slacks, and she perpetually has her glaive ready. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jaxi grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 gp.