Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a simple black robe with red stripes complete with hood. His golden hair is braided into rings. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born in the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Shágflak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Anne embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. After coming to the age of reason, Anne took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. He tends to his Ruler job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears baggy green pantaloons and a red scarf. Her blue crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Stableman who has hired her part-time. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Stableman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a large green jacket. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scythes and tridents. His purple hair is singed and shortened. His black eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Fenriz is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying west to reunite his family. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a nunchaku on her belt. Her brass crest is smooth and relatively long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the east to a Beggar, Jaxi learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a marshal again

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1900 gp.