Description: He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep black.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He is baby faced.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Barber. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Barber business.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Miller. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ar-Karo will drive conversation. He is an amazing painter.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She has wavy white hair. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She uses divination through singing.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Roywyn grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Roywyn. After months of barely getting by, Roywyn managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

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 seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 23000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a long, white cloak. He wears his auburn hair down. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Stylist who has hired him part-time. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Performer, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this northern man wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a flail on his belt. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.