Description: He stands about 5'3" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is cut short. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He takes great joy in being the best Laborer in town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aldous studied abroad. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has achieved small success as a Laborer.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He tends to wear a large pastel jacket. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has done his best to style his white fur to look like a famous performer. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

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 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 at the edge of vast forest. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Performer.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time and is in decent physical shape. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 pp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Ownka is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a brown tunic with violet highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red garnet (120 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Malachite (7 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He comes from a rich western family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Stylist. He has achieved small success as a Stylist.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Jet (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Rose (20 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines copper.

Personality: She hates Tabaxis with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: She was born in a small plains village. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.