Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He struck the Bricklayer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Debt, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Obsidian (14 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has moderate length black hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Weaver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ar-Beka fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her hair is short and red. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ida does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Gimurt hails from a village terrorized by drow. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She keeps her long gold crest kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hethress studied abroad. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has white hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Ahvain was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears skinny pants and wears a green and pastel robe with the hood down. His crest is scarlet and very short. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.