Description: He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. He has orange fur. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Banker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Gifted from a young age, Emerald studied abroad. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears green trousers with black and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Hethress was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1900 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: A 4'2" northern man, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His silver hair is still thick. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Nordak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'5". She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and her gloved hand is found clutching a scimitar. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 pp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Amber (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Jasper (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'4", this woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her red fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. 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 was born at the edge of vast mountains. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She dresses like a well dressed Banker does. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Banker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She struck the Banker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Banker responsibilities is difficult; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a grey shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has chestnut hair. She has violet eyes and a grey hat with a blue feather.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Sailor for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 60 gp.