Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He is portly but not overly obese. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Map Maker they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Detective, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat and is in decent physical shape. She has wavy blonde hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Menny 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. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bookbinder for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'2" and prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is greedy; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She likes to wear pastel tank tops with violet skirt. Her white fur, when down, is lengthy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1300 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a blue coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head, marred by beers. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the east to a Butcher, Gennal learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 Butcher. After a long history of fighting, Gennal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 gp. Amethyst (80 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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: Howard was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 900 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp).

Description: He wears a black shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He has dyed his greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Baradad studied abroad. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 2'8" and wears tattered old clothes. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of a Healer, who enjoyed hunting, Pearl was taken on many hunting expeditions. Pearl 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. Pearl decided she wanted neither the life of her mother 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 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 has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 250 gp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He is an epitome of beauty. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Fibblestib hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Fibblestib studied abroad. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Fibblestib 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 Fibblestib. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.