Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears tattered old clothes. His beige fur is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: Great hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Great hails from a village terrorized by illithids. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 170 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her blue crest, when down, is lengthy. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears long strands of topaz and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is silver and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a simple black robe with grey stripes complete with hood. She keeps her long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Backpack.

Description: He wears a blue small hat and blue clothes. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is short and white. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Being a Engraver kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in an above average manner. His red hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spy. Being a Spy kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear flannel. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a red feather.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Barbena was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 6'6" eastern man, he dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. He keeps his green crest in a flapper bob. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Mreksh has worked very hard to control his curse. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 9000 sp. Malachite (8 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.