Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a very tight haircut. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Painter profession.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a black costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He wears his chestnut hair up. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tan tunic with violet highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Agatha is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Agatha was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Agatha decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'2". He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and his gloved hand is found clutching a greataxe. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Arnold lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Courier they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Gardener, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Debt. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: 4'3" and muscular, this eastern man wears a grey collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 370 gp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp).

Description: This woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her black crest is smooth and relatively long. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson black hat.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Healer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 3 Antitoxin. 3 Smokesticks.