Description: A moderately attractive man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. The war was a terrible time for him, and Alberich does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Alberich was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Alberich was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Alberich was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and many brigands want him driven away

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Sard (70 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: This man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Scribe born in the past three hundred years. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Scribe.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Sard (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Emerald (700 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her white hair is still thick. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Weaver. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Sard (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp).

Description: He wears just a yellow suit, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spy but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jet (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has wavy white hair. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Balam was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Farmer. After a long history of fighting, Balam and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Servant. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She then took over the family business and is one of the better Servant for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.