Description: This man is very fat, and wears dull brown sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed axe, just in case. He has moderate length blonde hair. He has green eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gifted student he started as a Actor, but he got bored and became a Carter. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Carter for hire.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 150 pp. White pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her black crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears professional attire. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Servant but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is content

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: He tends to wear a large grey jacket. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Taklinn grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Sculptor and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Revenge; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is typically in her Banker uniform. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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: Althaea was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A freak accident while working with her Performer father left her crippled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She likes to wear green tank tops with black skirt. She wears her scarlet crest up. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. A true patriot, Mijira would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Carter; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Nature, Military, Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 210 pp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a violet costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears tattered old clothes. Her brass crest is greasy and uncared for. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Gesrethe has worked very hard to control her curse. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Azurite (7 gp). 1 Silk rope. 1 Disguise kit.