Description: This woman wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Cartwright born in the past three hundred years. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Layabout; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is dark red and very short. Her silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Vapula was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She's also a talented Cartwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'5". He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak, and his gloved hand is found clutching a club. He wears his brown hair down. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. The war was a terrible time for him, and Morgran does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Slave, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He keeps his long cinnamon fur kept up in a rat tail. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Great was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Merchant. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is black and curly. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her feathered green hat.

Personality: She is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Nemeia hails from a village terrorized by drow. At a young age her mother died while driving off some drow. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in sword use. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nemeia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 gp. Peridot (40 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Fargas's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Fargas alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. Her fur is lavender and very short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born in the south. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears a tan costume with the symbols of strength on his torso, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He has gleaming, smiling gray 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 has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Cartwright arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 130 gp.