Description: She wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'9" when asserting herself. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Gaaki hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. Gaaki enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a green tunic with black highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. His crest is cut close to his head. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He got into the Barber business at a young age. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 210 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She got into the Slave Trader business at a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1 Superior lock.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His head has been shaved. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'1" and wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His blue hair is smooth and relatively long. His silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Astar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Assassin, but he got bored and became a Cook. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1900 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Antinua hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Antinua alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Miner does. He wears his silver hair up. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Miner responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 30 pp.