Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear flannel. He wears his auburn hair down. He is baby faced.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in the south to a Beggar, Nicholas learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nicholas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Carnelian (30 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.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a grey tunic with black highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her head has been shaved. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 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 (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (8000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp.

Description: 3'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a simple tan robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His hair is golden and very short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Performer uniform. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ahrim is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). White pearl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a violet vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her violet boots flare out at the collars. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She worked as a nervous Shoemaker and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Shoemaker like her mother before her.

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

Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 pp.

Description: This malnourished woman dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a black coat with yellow slacks. Her white fur is knotted and matted. She has yellow eyes and a pastel hat with a black feather.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 11000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).