Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his white hair up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His childhood dream was to be a Gardener, but he was a colossal failure. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Job, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Sard (30 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Hematite (4 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her golden hair is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

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 can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. After months of barely getting by, Whurdred managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Halimath was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His scarlet crest, when down, is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His childhood dream was to be a Bowyer, but he was a colossal failure. Being a Carpenter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is greedy

Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Jet (50 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her left hand. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He carries a battered scimitar and tarnished shortspear as well. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born in the north. 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 tends to his Ploughman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2800 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Citrine (30 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'1". She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and her gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She uses divination through singing.

History: She got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. Giselle was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Giselle decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to be a bookbinder again

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in the west to a Courier, Aym learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's also a talented Crown-heir, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp.