Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His red crest is still thick. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Farmer; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 15000 sp. Iolite (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Dilettante but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Alex alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

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

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her yellow fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: Shifting wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Shifting lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mason and was forced into it by her family; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 90 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat and is in decent physical shape. He sports a flattop fur cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the south to a Spice Merchant, Art learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Knight they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Spice Merchant, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Gardain was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Assassin. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.