Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears red trousers with tan and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a hunchback. His hair is chestnut and very short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp. 4 Acid flasks. 2 Holy water. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This malnourished man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

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 a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Charles was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is golden and very short. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears tattered old clothes. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has a very tight haircut. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1100 sp. Malachite (9 gp). Jade (60 gp). Amber (60 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a tan feathered hat and tan clothes. With bright black hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Oppah was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Glassblower for the past few years.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Azaki lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Tanner. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has no hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Hoshgrish liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His white hair is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. He has worked as a Cartwright like his mother before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times, and carries glaives. His rusty crest is singed and shortened. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Shamash was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. 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 giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shamash fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 60 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).