Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are likewise red.

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. To his fellows he 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Ahrim 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. Ahrim 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Ahrim was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and many giants want him driven away

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1200 gp. Black opal (900 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a very tight haircut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: He comes from a rich northern family. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Thokk has worked very hard to control his curse. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 sp. Pink pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 6'2" and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Mercenary but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mercenary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mercenary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Shoemaker again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Hematite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Matilda studied abroad. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 50 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He usually wears his pastel robe and has his scimitar always slung over his shoulder. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has no fur. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Bellfounder profession.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a blue shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is short and auburn. She has gray eyes and a blue hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Bard school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a red shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and blue pants. He has black hair. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his small red hat.

Personality: Tod is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Tod was born the youngest of three triplets. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Shipwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shipwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Tod never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Job, In love. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her fur is short and orange. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1400 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.