Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. She has no hair. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a great chef.

History: She got into the Dyer business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Stableman, but she was a colossal failure. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Armara never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Job, In love. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Hunter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Hunter for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Silaqui is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'1". He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the north to a Barber, Alberich learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barber responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 pp. Moss agate (11 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Star ruby (700 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. His golden hair is cut short. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A freak accident while working with his Barber mother left him crippled. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spy and was forced into it by his family; and balancing his hectic life and new spy responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He dresses like a well dressed Baker does, marred by beers. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Gerald wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Baker. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Baker responsibilities is difficult; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: She wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has done her best to style her beige fur to look like a famous performer. Her yellow eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

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. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Quick never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Citrine (50 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Rose (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She usually wears her white robe and has her longbow always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Emen took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up longbow and armor she uses now. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Emen was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: She is content; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Amber (70 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Coral (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.