Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mortician profession.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Rose (50 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). White opal (700 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull green iron scale mail. His orange fur is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bounty Hunter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bounty Hunter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Bounty Hunter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her blue hair is long and unkept. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1700 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a brown shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and white pants. She has no hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tourmaline (80 gp). Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a bow on his belt. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has done his best to style his gold crest to look like a famous performer. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Shamash was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shamash fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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 was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 10000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp).

Description: He wears a red shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 17000 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Jade (160 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.