Description: He wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and spears. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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: Born to a Unemployed, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Barendd 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 Barendd. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: The child of a Courier, who enjoyed hunting, Pígug was taken on many hunting expeditions. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Peridot (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She prefers to wear flannel. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born in the north. Her childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but she was a colossal failure. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. He carries with him a set of crossbows on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His hair is chestnut and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a large yellow jacket. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Hadarai took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Hadarai was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Justice, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1200 sp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). 2 Smokesticks.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady white eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. She is wearing a long, blue cloak. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her top blue hat.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. 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 doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'2" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His blue hair is heavily combed to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Melech abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has worked as a Sculptor like his mother before him.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and 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

Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

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

Possessions: Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Rose (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is black and very short. His red eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Valafar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 50000 cp.