Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His tied-back hair is silver. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born in the north to a Bowyer, Anselm learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born in a small plains village. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Locksmith business.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her whip, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her gray fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. 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 Sage. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Rose (50 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'5" and wears long strands of emerald and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He works hard and plays hard.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A 5'4" eastern woman, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Slave Trader but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her childhood dream was to be a Scribe, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Slave Trader like her father before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He carries a battered longbow and tarnished bow as well. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp.