Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40000 cp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: This woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. She wears her orange fur down. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 180 pp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: He dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat, and carries kukris. Her gold crest, when down, is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Amethyst (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and carries clubs. He has moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears professional attire. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. A gifted student he started as a Fortune-teller, but he got bored and became a Healer. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 40 pp. Red spinel (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: 5'8" and muscular, this northern man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Dean hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Dean has worked very hard to control his curse. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Dean was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 15000 sp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her scythe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. 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: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Jeweler. After a long history of fighting, Emen and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Sard (80 gp). Malachite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a simple white robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His hair is short and auburn. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Jak is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 Glassblower. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. Black opal (1400 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp).