Description: He is in excellent shape and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are violet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Vondal's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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. Vondal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 15000 sp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a red vest and prefers tan and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Priest for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He likes to wear violet tank tops with white pants. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. 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 in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady white eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is dressed in earthy colors with a black and grey handkerchief worn on his right side. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. He has blue eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Simple lock.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears blue trousers with green and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Unvera reached her early adolescence her Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Being a Carter kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. His gray fur is unkempt and raggedy. His fierce yellow eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Shivering was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Crown-heir for hire.

Motivation: To be a Laborer again.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is typically in her Junk Dealer uniform, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is short and blue. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. A true patriot, Makaria would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Junk Dealer. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Junk Dealer for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new junk dealer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Job, In love, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a black vest and prefers brown and yellow shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair is silver and curly. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She was taken from her home at a very young age. After a long history of fighting, Semyaza and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.