Description: He wears just a tan suit. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spy arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Now he works as a poetry tutor during his time off.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Black pearl (1600 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Baker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her first spouse was a Painter, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Painter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Baker, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and balancing her hectic life and new baker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a great chef.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. After coming to the age of reason, Aelar took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 pp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Coral (80 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Sard (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a pastel coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She keeps her long gray fur kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Amber (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is baby faced.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Adrik was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to orcs.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 12000 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Sard (40 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She has done her best to style her rusty crest to look like a famous performer. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in the north. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Tailor and was forced into it by her family; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tailor

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

Possessions: 800 pp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Blue diamond (4000 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).