Description: This man is very fat, and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Greedy. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tan collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She carries with her a set of sais on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Malquis is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Malquis 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 Malquis. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears tattered old clothes, marred by chocolates. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Knight. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Paelias was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. During his travels, Paelias and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Paelias discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Paelias fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her bronze crest is long and unkept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 97. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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: Daar lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Daar has worked very hard to control her curse. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

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

Possessions: 32000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear flannel. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Cartwright first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a Beggar, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cartwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cartwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To be a Beggar again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.