Description: This slender woman stands about 4'7". She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady black eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Akta grew up listening to her father's many stories. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 40 pp. Onyx (20 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He has dyed his greying cinnamon fur a little too much giving a sharp cinnamon color. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Locksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1800 gp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a red scarf. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Andraste grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Baker profession.

History: Vonana hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Performer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gynnie grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gynnie. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Sensitive, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her ears are large.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Obsidian (8 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is portly but not overly obese. His tied-back hair is blonde. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She got into the Tanner business at a young age. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has worked as a Tanner like her father before her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Butcher. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.