Description: A middle-aged man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and is pretty ugly. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Vanuath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

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

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a yellow shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. She is portly but not overly obese. Her auburn hair is well kept. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Oriel was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is long and black with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Nikki was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 9000 gp. Amber (160 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tan tunic with yellow highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tharivol grew up listening to his father's many stories. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Tailor and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Coral (90 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is an epitome of beauty. She has moderate length auburn hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 14000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Coral (140 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Amber (140 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Jet (140 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears bulky white painted plate armor. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: This northern man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

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 refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Butcher they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Baker, and he later adopted a second son.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).