Description: He is wearing a long, yellow cloak. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and daggers. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

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. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Amber (90 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses like a well dressed Map Maker does. Her copper crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Map Maker. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She struck the Map Maker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A freak accident while working with his Beggar mother left him crippled. After a long history of fighting, Oren and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She stands about 3'2" and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has a very tight haircut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His yellow fur is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Knight hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His first spouse was a Butcher, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her silver hair is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Althaea hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her parents enrolled her in a Cleric school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has wavy silver hair. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 40 gp. Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'2" when asserting herself. Her silver hair is still thick. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: The child of a Soapmaker, who enjoyed hunting, Volen was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.