Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries a battered morningstar and tarnished trident as well. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: White pearl (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses like a well dressed Courier does. Her hair is short and golden. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a great chef.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she 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. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's in love; and she's attracted to the pc

Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Religious, Debt, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Gifted from a young age, Zook studied abroad. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'1". She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and her gloved hand is found clutching a warhammer. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. 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: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Ownka was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Shoemaker. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Cynical, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 60 pp. Sard (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is cut close to his head. His ears are large.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His first spouse was a Healer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Layabout.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 110 pp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: In love, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.