Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She has black crest. She has red eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Gardener mother left her crippled. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 270 gp. White pearl (140 gp). Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a red vest and prefers grey and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. 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 in a small desert village. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a simple brown robe with white stripes complete with hood. His hair is auburn and very short. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched, excited

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

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'10" and wears white trousers with brown and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She 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. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is an epitome of beauty. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Veloptima was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Unemployed. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He stands about 6'8" and wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Ûgakûga was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ralf embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He refers to his adoptive father 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: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).