Description: He is in excellent shape and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He has white hair. 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: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Thamuz will drive conversation. He is a great chef.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. After coming to the age of reason, Thamuz 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. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Doctor for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. White opal (600 gp). Pink diamond (3000 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her brown fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting drow, the young Kite began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (14 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he dresses like a well dressed Cook does. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born in the north to a Cook, Gnarsh learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. Manfred is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Manfred 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. Manfred 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 16000 sp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, yellow shirt, and black tie. He has a hunchback. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Alex's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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 into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Amethyst (100 gp).

Description: This man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is black and very short. He has gray eyes and a violet hat with a black feather.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Frederick liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He tends to his Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and balancing his hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a Courier, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears skinny pants and wears a brown and grey robe with the hood down. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her red fur, when down, is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1300 gp. Malachite (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Sard (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.