Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tattered old clothes. His white hair is cut short. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His first spouse was a Mortician, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His crest is scarlet and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: Shamash wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born in the south. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Moss agate (6 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her silver hair is wavy and long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Valanthe was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Blacksmith. She struck the Blacksmith job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His brown hair is cut short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). White opal (500 gp). Jet (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She carries with her a set of longswords on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. 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: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

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 enrolled her in a Monk school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. 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 born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 Fortune-teller. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Expand his business; and dwarven compassion

Flaws: Greedy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, pastel shirt, and tan tie. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

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 however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Silk rope.