Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His fur is cut close to his head. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tree 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 Tree. Being a Miner kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2300 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His yellow fur is singed and shortened. His yellow eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gale was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'0", this woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She takes great joy in being the best Stableman in town.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Philomena abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. 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: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Jasper (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a tan vest and prefers white and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a black shirt, with a red mid length shorts with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His tied-back hair is blonde. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.