Description: He stands about 3'3" and wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Rose (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Brown diamond (5000 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Jade (70 gp). Amber (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy white dress. Her red hair is braided into rings. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 38. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1800 pp. Emerald (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue-white diamond (6000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 11000 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Sard (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Jet (50 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'0" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. She sports white long hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 pp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Coral (70 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Jet (70 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Soveliss's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 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 (70 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.