Description: She very much looks the part of a Ruler. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the north to a Ruler, Anbera learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Anbera alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She struck the Ruler job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. His copper crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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 west his family was never financially stable. Bidreked was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Sculptor. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

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

Possessions: 2000 cp. Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His gray fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Smoking was born with his mother's beautiful face. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has amber eyes and a blue hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears a black tunic with brown highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. He carries a battered hammer and tarnished sword as well. His green crest is braided into rings. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and money/treasure

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is silver and very short. Her black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bertram fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat, and he perpetually has his longbow ready. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Amethyst (90 gp).