Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 gp. Peridot (50 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is auburn and very short. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 11000 gp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 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). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears just a black suit. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1200 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 4'7". She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat, and her gloved hand is found clutching a club. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. After coming to the age of reason, Baggi took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Detective for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Coral (110 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). White opal (400 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and is pretty ugly. He has no crest. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. 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 Mayor. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and balancing his hectic life and new mayor responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 10000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears skinny pants and wears a green and white robe with the hood down. She keeps her long purple hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She receives visions of the future at random moments

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. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp).

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and she perpetually has her shortbow ready. Her hair is silver and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Astaro was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Astaro fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Poor, Military, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 11000 gp. Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Jet (100 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Hematite (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.