Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, grey cloak. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is cut short. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. Being a Performer 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 wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Family, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Coral (40 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bowyer. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Altho took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up sickle and armor he uses now. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To be a Architect again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has blue eyes and a violet hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

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. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Zircon (70 gp). White opal (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Zircon (70 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the north to a Seamstress, Dayereth learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Seamstress.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Debt, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small violet clips. She wears an eyepatch.

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 has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Silaqui was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Soapmaker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Violet garnet (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a black collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. After coming to the age of reason, Malmûg took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1200 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born into a rich family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. After coming to the age of reason, Dalgal took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 sp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely white suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His ears are large.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and 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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 40000 cp.