Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Bertram is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Bowyer does. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His childhood dream was to be a Spice Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She carries a battered shield and tarnished sword as well. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. After months of barely getting by, Beatrice managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Elama hails from a village terrorized by orcs. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His blonde hair is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. She sports a flattop crest cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Zykroff lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Rose (40 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a red shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is an amazing painter.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Thea was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His tied-back hair is silver. His ears are large.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Galinndan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Bookbinder, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp).

Description: This man wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. His red fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Silent's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. Being a Mayor kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.