Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His brown hair is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Gifted from a young age, Alston studied abroad. Alston was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Alston decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her rapier with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her brass crest is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Daar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has worked as a Map Maker like her father before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing a long, tan cloak. She sports golden long hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born in a small desert village. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Bather does. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Arumawann was born with his father's beautiful face. A gifted student he started as a Barber, but he got bored and became a Bather. He became a Bather soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. She has wavy white hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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 at the edge of vast plains. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tabaxi culture. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 17000 sp. Amethyst (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has no crest. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Saphara was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Saphara decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Butcher kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 120 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his silver hair down. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Soveliss was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His crest is short and rusty. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. 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: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Jade (150 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Rose (70 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Citrine (70 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.