Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears red trousers with brown and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A freak accident while working with his Mortician father left him crippled. Being a Spice Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying east to reunite his family. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: He wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and he perpetually has his scimitar ready. His crest is rusty and curly. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

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. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Military, Debt. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Azzakh grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Azzakh. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 60 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with black slacks. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has no hair. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. A true patriot, Baelitae would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Baelitae grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: He is typically in his Bookbinder uniform. He keeps his copper crest in a flapper bob. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His childhood dream was to be a Interpreter, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 40 gp. White pearl (90 gp).

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She carries with her a set of halberds on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She wears her orange fur up. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

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 is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in a small desert village. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bowyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cloud fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1 Superior lock.