Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has styled his gold crest well, parting it to the left. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bookbinder business.

History: Shamash hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 sp. Amber (40 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large red jacket, and carries tridents. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Beggar.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new beggar responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His black hair is long and unkept. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'5" and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He tends to his Barrister job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 110000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. She carries with her a set of lances on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

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. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Greeba fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is brown and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Crown-heir like his father before him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a greatsword on her belt. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Soapmaker born in the past three hundred years. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Interpreter profession.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Soapmaker for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This western woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

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 invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 to clean up the streets

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 30 gp.