Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Bather first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bather arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Fearful, PTSD, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly crossbows and shortspears. His fur, while still mostly cinnamon, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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: Born to a Knight, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Merla grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She struck the Spy job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Quelenna is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Gifted from a young age, Quelenna studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Monk school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His first spouse was a Guard, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2800 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born in the south. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 pp. Moss agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Jet (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available she will default to her mace. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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 money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Terse, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This southern woman typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Masseuse. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. After a long history of fighting, Nora and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To be a Mason again; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Alexandrite (1000 gp). Sard (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).