Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears a colorful flower in his blue hair. His skin is flawless and his silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. After a long history of fighting, Merihim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1600 gp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Jade (150 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is short and brown. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A 3'10" western woman, she wears just a grey suit. She wears her chestnut hair down. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She's also a talented Blacksmith, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to be a blacksmith again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat, and she perpetually has her halberd ready. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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: Verna lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has red eyes and a green hat with a black feather.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Architect and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Jade (130 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Bounty Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a red costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Altho was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She very much looks the part of a Guard. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. She is baby faced.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Ownka was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. She tends to her Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Amber (40 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Jade (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around her shoes, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Bonds: In love, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 900 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp).