Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a simple brown robe with tan stripes complete with hood. Her black hair is cut short. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on his left side. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Solomon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. One day when Solomon was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Solomon was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand his business; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A 5'5" northern woman, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 30000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a Baker, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's in love; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull black iron scale mail. He has white hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Butcher. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Amnon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: To be a Unemployed again.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp.