Description: He wears a grey shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and blue pants. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Miles 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 Miles. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 sp. Amethyst (100 gp).

Description: She wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. 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: Quelenna was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Quelenna 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 Quelenna. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Amber (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Canary diamond (6000 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He got into the Bowyer business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bowyer. 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 to be a performer again

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a pastel costume with the symbols of his god on his torso, and is pretty ugly. His orange fur, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His first spouse was a Bricklayer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears her brass crest up. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Hillanot lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barrister hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Aldous and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying east to reunite her family. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and a deep hatred of brigands

Bonds: Job, Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Masseuse. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2700 sp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).