Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries with him a set of whips, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Uthemar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but he was a colossal failure. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. A true patriot, Abalaba would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in a small island village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Abalaba never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Chalcedony (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her green crest is still thick. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her hair is short and brown. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Panana hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. 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: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her head has been shaved. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Jade (100 gp).

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and carries nunchakus. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bathin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Shoemaker but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. After a long history of fighting, Kallista and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 22000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her tied-back hair is silver. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Xanaphia is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Xanaphia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp).