Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a fancy green suit. His black crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Norkruuth was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Stylist. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Raspy

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

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and green pants. He has moderate length black hair. His white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Amnon 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 Amnon. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 gp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She carries with her a set of sickles on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Ida is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. She has dyed her greying white fur a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aura grew up listening to her father's many stories. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1100 pp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a simple green robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His black hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Paymon was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Coral (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His fur is short and brown. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Windy is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gifted student he started as a Stylist, but he got bored and became a Banker. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and many giants want him driven away

Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Amber (120 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Laborer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of a Slave Trader, who enjoyed hunting, Dell was taken on many hunting expeditions. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Slave Trader again; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 gp.