Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Howard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 pp. Zircon (20 gp). Jet (110 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A freak accident while working with her Stableman father left her crippled. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Solid gold idol (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 2'9" and wears a simple red robe with tan stripes complete with hood. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Human culture. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Human compassion.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He tends to wear a large black jacket. He has auburn hair. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 8000 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'8" and dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His purple hair is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Morthos lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and doesn't want to be a doctor and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 9000 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bagabug fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she's looking for her big break

Bonds: In love, Enemies, Adventurer, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Jet (150 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Amber (150 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.