Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Portia was born with her mother's beautiful face. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a grey costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Rangrim speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Healer. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Healer.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. 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 is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is cut close to his head. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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. After a long history of fighting, Hobart and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'9". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Theodoric isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Theodoric took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up shortspear and armor he uses now. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp).

Description: She wears just a black suit. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her black hair is singed and shortened. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born into a rich family. A gifted student she started as a Spice Merchant, but she got bored and became a Sellsword. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Sellsword responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 9000 sp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Thorpe will drive conversation. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Layabout hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines silver.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. 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: Pyra was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Pyra liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bowyer for hire.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Good lock. 1 Silk rope. 1 Crowbar.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a very tight haircut. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When Ralf reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ralf fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.