Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's in love

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull black iron scale mail. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Gennal hails from a village terrorized by illithids. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Engraver for the past few years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she tends to wear a red poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 9000 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Jet (110 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Sard (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She got into the Soapmaker business at a young age. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She tends to her Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jet (140 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Coral (140 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Jet (140 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Junk Dealer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'6", this woman prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Galiena has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Azurite (12 gp).