Description: He wears a black small hat and black clothes, and he perpetually has his flail ready. His auburn hair is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the south to a Seamstress, Grom learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Locksmith, but he was a colossal failure. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Seamstress and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Jade (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She carries with her a set of whips on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her silver hair is wavy and long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 71. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Verna was born with her father's beautiful face. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. The war was a terrible time for her, and Hlin does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man usually wears his blue robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has a very tight haircut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Rose (20 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Warryn 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 9000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 7000 gp. Hematite (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Amber (150 gp). Blue-white diamond (6000 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and red pants. He wears his chestnut hair up. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Mantus lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Slave Trader, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 11000 gp. Malachite (7 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).