Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has rusty crest. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Shamash was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bather for hire.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Tourmaline (50 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His orange fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 pp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Coral (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: A 6'7" western man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. He has wavy scarlet crest. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shamash grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 900 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a pastel vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her pastel boots flare out at the collars. She has done her best to style her beige fur to look like a famous performer. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Gale was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, 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 east 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: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Rose (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Amber (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times, marred by teas. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ilga was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. White pearl (100 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She tends to her Barkeep job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1900 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Traubon abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 gp. Azurite (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.