Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. Through the years after Oren was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Oren's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To be a Ploughman again.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. She has wavy blonde hair. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. He wears his chestnut hair down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. A true patriot, Bertram would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is greedy

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats, and he perpetually has his bow ready. His white hair is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length black fur. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Jade hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Server, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 140 gp. Jade (50 gp).

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly axes and glaives. She has done her best to style her red crest to look like a famous performer. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 80 gp. Rose (50 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His cinnamon fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his chestnut hair up. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. After a long history of fighting, Karash and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 90 gp. Moss agate (12 gp).