Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries with him a set of rapiers on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the north to a Stylist, Barendd learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Malachite (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair is short and golden. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears baggy white pantaloons and a brown scarf. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Fortune-teller kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He has moderate length black hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Jasper (80 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Sard (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a white scarf. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly flails and ceremonial daggers. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. A true patriot, Drusilia would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in the east. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This woman wears a brown collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. 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 blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 25000 cp. White opal (400 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he likes to wear violet tank tops with tan pants. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. Aelar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 pp. Moss agate (14 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. A true patriot, Tiaathque would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her feathered yellow hat.

Personality: Jacoba is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Eastern European accent

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