Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Locksmith business.

History: Ar-Baruk was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 26000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has styled his red fur well, parting it to the right. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Serpent hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Scribe and was forced into it by his family; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jet (70 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. His black fur is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Guardian, Slave, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His scarlet crest, when down, is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His childhood dream was to be a Bowyer, but he was a colossal failure. Being a Carpenter 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: An old rival family wants him found; and he is greedy

Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Jet (50 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her left hand. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He carries a battered scimitar and tarnished shortspear as well. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born in the north. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He tends to his Ploughman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2800 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Citrine (30 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'1". She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and her gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She uses divination through singing.

History: She got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. Giselle 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. Giselle 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. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to be a bookbinder again

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

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 loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in the west to a Courier, Aym learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's also a talented Crown-heir, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp.