Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in an above average manner. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Trym was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Interpreter. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She got into the Interpreter business at a young age. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is black and very short. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; 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: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this western woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Ubada lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barrister and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Red spinel (50 gp). Amber (50 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and carries quarterstaffs. Her crest is cut close to her head. She has gold eyes.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. At some point she was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a mace, but if one is not available she will default to her trident. She carries with her a set of tridents, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has no hair. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a whip on her belt. Her black hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ielenia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Reynard is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: This man prefers to wear flannel, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bundrigo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Herbalist and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.