Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Kûga was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 27000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. She has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Anne was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has worked as a Courier like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her fur is short and orange. Her fierce yellow eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. A freak accident while working with her Assassin father left her crippled. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on her right side. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small grey clips. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He usually wears his blue robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. 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: Wants to raise his children well; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 330 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tattered old clothes. Her purple hair is long and unkept. Her black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Manea was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Manea was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Mayor. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a tailor again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, marred by beers. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Human compassion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available she will default to her trident and is in decent physical shape. She has no hair. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents enrolled her in a Barbarian school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 70 pp.