Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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, Barakas is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Soapmaker business.

History: Tagga was born with her father's beautiful face. A gifted student she started as a Spy, but she got bored and became a Soapmaker. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Amber (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a simple brown robe with violet stripes complete with hood. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 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: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is auburn and curly. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His red crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 37. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Kriv has worked very hard to control his curse. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 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 (40 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 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.

Description: He prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1100 pp. A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp).

Description: Standing 6'4", this woman wears a simple black robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker black hat.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Kabbarg alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She bought a sickle and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp).