Description: This woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Bilga was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Bilga alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Greedy. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 8000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with tan slacks. He wears his blonde hair down. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has never given up on her music dream.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

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

Possessions: 2000 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Iolite (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. She has a hunchback. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 sp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and pastel robe with the hood down. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dalgal grew up listening to his father's many stories. Dalgal abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 900 sp. Jade (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. 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 blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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 is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Oppah was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of ruby and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his chestnut hair up. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. When Iados reached his early adolescence his Tiefling 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. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 sp.