Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Barakas was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his silver hair down. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a Stableman first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: pre-pubescent

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

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tattered old clothes. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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 has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

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

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. She has a hunchback. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

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

Possessions: 1700 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Actor. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Emmeline was raised in a hard working conservative environment. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Ashgarn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Assassin for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a white tunic with green highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Grigi was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a long, green cloak and is in decent physical shape. She has brown hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Gifted from a young age, Armara studied abroad. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to be a bookbinder again

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his monstrous two handed axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Paggen isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

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 from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp.