Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear flannel. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

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 parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 210 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Amber (120 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tattered old clothes. His rusty crest is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He got into the Gardener business at a young age. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He became a Gardener soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a masseuse again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Seraphina was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Seraphina's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Seraphina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 5000 sp. Amber (60 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier, and he perpetually has his pickaxe ready. His orange fur is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Cloak has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 120 pp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: He wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Clerebold 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. Clerebold decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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 used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1 Good lock. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1600 gp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery, and he perpetually has his axe ready. He wears his brown hair down. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Guard who has hired him part-time. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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. Rurik fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He has no hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. After coming to the age of reason, Dharg took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears just a grey suit and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Everard liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.