Description: He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep green spinel (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Zircon (60 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 sp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp).

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sellsword. Her lavender fur is lengthy. Her yellow eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Sellsword for hire.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1300 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: He wears a simple red robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is short and silver. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Shane's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Shane was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He tends to his Butcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 pp. Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf. He carries with him a set of hammers, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his red fur up. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is brown and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. 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: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new adventurer responsibilities is difficult

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this western man is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He has moderate length black crest. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Merchant who has hired him part-time. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Mehen 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. Mehen 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. Being a Merchant 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp.