Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available he will default to his halberd. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Secretive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears baggy violet pantaloons and a blue scarf. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born to a Butcher, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Slave Trader. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 380 pp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Azurite (8 gp).

Description: This southern man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Tanner. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Mantus was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 30 pp. Silver pearl (120 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his whip with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When Erky reached his early adolescence his Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Performer business.

History: Kansif was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she has a crush on the local mortician

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She is baby faced.

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. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 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 (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fisher. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Quillathe hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying east to reunite her family. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 17000 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her white crest is knotted and matted. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 800 sp.