Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. 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: Barbena was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. When Barbena reached her early adolescence her Dwarf 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. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 sp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Jet (50 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is wearing a long, tan cloak. He carries with him a set of shields on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He uses divination through singing.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At some point he was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Mortician; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has a hunchback. Her red hair is wavy and long. She is baby faced.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Thervan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He got into the Beggar business at a young age. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He's also a talented Ploughman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. 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: She was raised in a mountains tribe. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Sarai took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up bow and armor she uses now. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: American accent

Possessions: An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tan shirt with thin black vertical stripes and blue pants. His tied-back hair is brown. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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 blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Zook was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Courier. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 21000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He has no hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He's also a talented Stableman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a blue top hat and blue clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His head has been shaved. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Brewer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Brewer.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Racist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Emerald (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His rusty crest is still thick. His ears are large.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp.