Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has blue eyes and a yellow hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Rael is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Rael was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Carter. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 sp. Banded agate (9 gp). Amber (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her white hair is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Born to a Barrister, her mother struggled to pay the bills. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Jade (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. 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: Emma was born the youngest of three triplets. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and balancing her hectic life and new barber responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a hand crossbow on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Baker.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new baker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: He wears just a brown suit. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His orange fur is still thick. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 30 gp. Amethyst (150 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a grey tunic with white highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. The war was a terrible time for him, and Heward does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Heward was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Sporting a auburn mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 120 gp.