Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His purple hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Carpenter. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She wears her black fur down. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 48. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Beggar. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Ahrim was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 gp. Azurite (12 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. After coming to the age of reason, Katherine took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His red hair is still thick. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a Knight, his father struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 5'2", this woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She got into the Fisher business at a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Leshanna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. He has wavy red hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Servant. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of a Laborer, who enjoyed hunting, Ar-Beka was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has worked as a Servant like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Laborer again; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.