Description: He is lean but muscular and wears just a white suit. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains 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 mountains due to the painful memories there. Howard took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up whip and armor he uses now. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 180 pp. Rose (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, green cloak. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has wavy red hair. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Scribe they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Fortune-teller, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. 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 with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a white costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and she is content

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spanish accent

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

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull black iron scale mail. His bronze crest is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Theobald hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. 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: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 14000 sp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Patrick grew up listening to his mother's many stories. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Human compassion; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.