Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gifted student he started as a Navigator, but he got bored and became a Shepherd. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red spinel (60 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a worn and beaten armor, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her dark red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Nija lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Nija never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: In love, Family, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 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 (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp).

Description: He wears a pastel tunic with black highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has dyed his greying cinnamon fur a little too much giving a sharp cinnamon color. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a black costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His scarlet crest is singed and shortened. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Blacksmith. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Baradad was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

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

Possessions: 4000 gp. Malachite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this northern man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His blue hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise silver. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Stylist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 12000 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Black opal (900 gp). White opal (900 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Amber (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Jade (150 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp).

Description: Standing 5'9", this woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is red and curly. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Baggi hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'0" western man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His cinnamon fur is knotted and matted. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep copper.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His childhood dream was to be a Interpreter, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sard (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Coral (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp).