Description: This tall, slender man is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Baern alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Breena 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. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp).

Description: He wears a white collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He has brown eyes and a white hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Sage profession.

History: He got into the Bounty Hunter business at a young age. In his youth he was a Sage, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 10000 gp. Red spinel (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Rose (60 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Jade (150 gp). Amber (150 gp).

Description: This man wears bulky tan painted plate armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Heian embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Heian lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Bather, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is chestnut and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a great chef.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 achieved small success as a Carter.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 900 pp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Sard (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Jade (120 gp). Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'6" and wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has a crush on the local seamstress

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and grey handkerchief worn on her right side. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nemeia will drive conversation. 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 got into the Mercenary business at a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She wants to get laid.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1600 pp. Iolite (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Blue diamond (8000 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Major magic item.