Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a black shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. He is baby faced.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Citrine (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She carries with her a set of daggers, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her cinnamon fur, when down, is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 sp. White pearl (40 gp).

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Salanop is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She got into the Assassin business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Assassin work with an outfit from a few towns over. Assassin work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman dresses like a well dressed Butcher does. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has wavy auburn hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Butcher.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her white hair down. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

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 a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Shava took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up pickaxe and armor she uses now. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (15 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Jet (150 gp).

Description: This man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His first spouse was a Assassin, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His crest is bronze, silky, and of moderate length. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He takes great joy in being the best Beggar in town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Beggar. He's also a talented Sailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and expand his business

Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 pp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is lengthy. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

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. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Kilvar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family, Debt. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a red vest and prefers pastel and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She tends to her Mortician job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.