Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has no hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Riardon grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Riardon. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. He carries a battered greatsword and tarnished rapier as well. He has moderate length golden hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 70 pp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a brown vest and prefers violet and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bather business.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. After coming to the age of reason, Clerebold took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3100 gp. Sard (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: Kelter hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: The child of a Bather, who enjoyed hunting, Kelter was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses sign language

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

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her chestnut hair is cut short. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Katherine has worked very hard to control her curse. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her blonde hair is lengthy. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Nella reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

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 is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 170 pp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His purple hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'5" southern man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Dreali 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. Dreali decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Doctor and was forced into it by his family; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp.