Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has a hunchback. Her hair is brown and curly. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mara grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Mara alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Eye agate (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents enrolled her in a Warrior school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears baggy white pantaloons and a grey scarf. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Stableman

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

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born in the south. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, black shirt, and pastel tie. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is black and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 sp. Jade (40 gp).