Description: An older man who wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student he started as a Crown-heir, but he got bored and became a Junk Dealer. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Junk Dealer for the past few years.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tattered old clothes. He wears his red hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Nil was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 25000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His eyes are green.

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. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hugolina 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 Hugolina. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: 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; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 sp. Jade (50 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears long strands of jet and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the north to a Dilettante, Henry learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Dilettante work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dilettante work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Henry fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. With bright black hair. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears black trousers with tan and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts and is in decent physical shape. His silver crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). During his travels, Bidreked and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Bidreked discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Bidreked fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. She has slicked back red hair. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Grai embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. Grai is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.