Description: He is a mite stocky and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Coral (130 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his black hair down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Golm isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. 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 was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Slave Trader. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, marred by chocolates. She has moderate length golden hair. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

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 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: Vicky was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 gp. Amber (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortbow, but if one is not available he will default to his falchion. He carries a battered shortbow and tarnished falchion as well. His blue hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a Detective first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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: Born in the east to a Detective, Zepar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a hand crossbow on his belt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Zepar is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a brown vest and prefers green and yellow shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has no hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Rock crystal (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His yellow fur is still thick. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Flame was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Flame's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 40 pp.