Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. She has a tattooed face.

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 is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born to a Beggar, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3200 sp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: 4'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Oskar's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Being a Tailor 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: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. His hair is short and black. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a Shipwright, his father struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Shipwright, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He tends to his Ruler job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her hair is red and curly. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Mardred hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Cartwright. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Cartwright for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 60 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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: Beiro was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, In love, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her broad green hat.

Personality: She is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1100 gp. Amethyst (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'2", this woman usually wears her grey robe and has her axe always slung over her shoulder. With bright chestnut hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Yurgunn hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Barrister work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barrister work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Barakas hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Gifted from a young age, Barakas studied abroad. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20000 cp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. He carries a battered hammer and tarnished club as well. He has shaved his head bald. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Insomniac. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 9000 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Jet (120 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).