Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he wants revenge against giants

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'7" and wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Barkeep. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She likes to wear grey tank tops with pastel skirt. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries with him a set of kukris, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his long white fur kept up in a rat tail. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Cartwright born in the past three hundred years. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Jade 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 Jade. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and 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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and tends to wear a large pastel jacket. His brown fur has been sun bleached extensively. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

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 has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and she perpetually has her greatsword ready. Her crest is brass, silky, and of moderate length. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker black hat.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She bought a greatsword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and balancing her hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jamaican accent

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

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He carries with him a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Warryn is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Warryn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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: Money/treasure; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Fire opal (500 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Faran was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Faran's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: Heward is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born in the south. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has worked as a Stableman like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a herbalist again

Ideals: Extrovert, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.