Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a Doctor, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her copper crest in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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's also a talented Butcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat, marred by sweets. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Tagga isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Disease, PTSD. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 12000 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: He wears just a black suit. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He sports a flattop hair cut. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He got into the Sage business at a young age. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 12000 sp. Jet (140 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nedda will drive conversation. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has wavy golden hair. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. 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: Phann was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a Stylist, his father struggled to pay the bills. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'10" when asserting himself. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Moss agate (6 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. His white hair is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Cimer is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Cimer was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Spice Merchant. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Stylist they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Spice Merchant, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Extrovert, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.