Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs and is in decent physical shape. His fur is orange, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Slave, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 10000 cp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Layabout. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Halimath was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Halimath took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a sickle on her belt. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. 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: She was born in a small plains village. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Nature, In love. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. She has golden hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a Courier first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Sard (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). White opal (600 gp). Jet (80 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp).

Description: He likes to wear brown tank tops with green pants. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has yellow eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. The war was a terrible time for him, and Shivering does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Shivering hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has worked as a Carter like his mother before him.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Old thin voice

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

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her fur is short and red. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a Interpreter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears blue trousers with brown and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has shaved her head bald. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Xanaphia 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. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 30000 cp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her yellow fur is singed and shortened. Her yellow eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson pastel hat.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Edge was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Being a Sailor kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 90 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Maynild wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Ranger, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... 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: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Spy mother left her crippled. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.