Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. 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: Shane wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Animal Trainer business.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears just a brown suit. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's in love

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she likes to wear brown tank tops with blue skirt. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Dariff was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Dariff decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He stands about 2'11" and wears red trousers with blue and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Hupe is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents enrolled him in a Wizard school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Five 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. Five decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Sculptor for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and black tie. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has done her best to style her black crest to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Kava was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 160 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears bulky white painted plate armor. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She has amber eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to be a adventurer again

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His long lavender fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in the south. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 900 gp. 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. She has wavy red hair. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.