Description: He tends to wear a large black jacket. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Ratak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ratak was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Locksmith. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 sp. Rose (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: Standing 6'0", this woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver pearl (130 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Amber (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Cartwright uniform. He carries with him a set of whips on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Rimmon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rimmon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Black star sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Sannl embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Sannl was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Courier they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Hunter, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in the south. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 90 pp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. With wild silver hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Nora is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She got into the Spy business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Spice Merchant, but she got bored and became a Spy. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Logical. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Rose (30 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson yellow hat.

Personality: He is a Barkeep first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Varis is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in the east. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barkeep. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

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

Possessions: 100 gp.