Description: A 5'11" northern man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'5" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He has a tattooed 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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 2'8", this woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Marshal. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 6000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Jade (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a rapier and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

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 family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Stylist for hire.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 50000 cp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a white vest and prefers brown and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. After a long history of fighting, Ubada and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 17000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He stands about 6'0" and wears professional attire. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his blue hair down. He has a dull look in his silver eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Priest arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his youth he was a Unemployed, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Coral (130 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she very much looks the part of a Locksmith. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 70 pp.