Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, grey cloak. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Frederick is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the south to a Stylist, Frederick learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 gp. Amber (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and 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

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is physically well-built. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears a violet coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Dean has worked very hard to control his curse. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'10" when asserting herself. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She feeds upon the attention of others.

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 childhood dream was to be a Cook, but she was a colossal failure. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

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. When Halimath reached his early adolescence his Elf father 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 eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Military, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Theren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 170 pp. Eye agate (4 gp). White pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She has a hunchback. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. He wears his red hair down. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

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

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).