Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his blue hair in a pixie cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Susannah is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Susannah lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Red spinel (160 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears skinny pants and wears a black and grey robe with the hood down. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Blendaeth is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Blendaeth was born with her mother's beautiful face. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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 loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her bronze crest is singed and shortened. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A freak accident while working with her Mayor father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Dilettante but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Bundrigo was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Dilettante. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To protect his home; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His crest is copper and curly. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his small green hat.

Personality: Zedaar is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

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

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Assassin and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears tattered old clothes. His red hair is lengthy. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Thorpe was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He found a children's book about a Halfling Commoner 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 has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp).