Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His hair is short and red. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Peridot (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Hematite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dull blue sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortspears and quarterstaffs. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Naill was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Naill decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Addict, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull yellow iron scale mail and is in decent physical shape. Her cinnamon fur is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Moss agate (14 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear flannel. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A true patriot, Seere would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Seere was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is short and auburn. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ielenia will drive conversation. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with tan slacks. She has wavy silver hair. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She got into the Slave Trader business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Dyer, but she was a colossal failure. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To be a Dyer again; and balancing her hectic life and new slave trader responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. He has done his best to style his gold crest to look like a famous performer. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1400 gp. Black opal (600 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Amber (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Coral (150 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His tied-back hair is silver. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. To his fellows he 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he tends to wear a large green jacket. His black crest is still thick. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. 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: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Amber (70 gp). Sard (40 gp). Rose (40 gp).