Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is golden and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Dee hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Dee alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

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

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Thervan was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: She wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Bharash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 7000 sp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His blue hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a Unemployed first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Unemployed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Stylist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stylist work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Stylist job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Human compassion; and balancing his hectic life and new stylist responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Addict, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1 Disguise kit.

Description: Standing 3'0", this man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He found a children's book about a Halfling Warrior who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. His skin is flawless and his white eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is an amazing painter.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears blue trousers with black and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 210 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.