Description: This late middle aged man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt and is in decent physical shape. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Umpen 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. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Tailor. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Umpen never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rose (20 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 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: This woman stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears just a yellow suit. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

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 childhood dream was to be a Ruler, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Ruler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 160 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has dyed his greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 180 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a blue shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and black pants. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Stableman but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the east to a Stableman, Erevan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Doctor again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, violet shirt, and grey tie. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a kukri on her belt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Olivia has worked very hard to control her curse. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Olivia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Jet (150 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'5" when asserting himself. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a dull look in his silver eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Mantus was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Mundane, Racist, Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 90 pp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Jade (160 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a axe, but if one is not available he will default to his flail. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in the west to a Blacksmith, Manfred learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new blacksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a black collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Terse. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

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

Possessions: Just what you see.