Description: A plain young-adult man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He has done his best to style his red crest to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Norkruuth was born with his father's beautiful face. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Amber (120 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and nunchakus. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a Actor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a great chef.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Thomas was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Thomas decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He struck the Actor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Unemployed again.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Vondal will drive conversation. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a Fortune-teller, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a pastel costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He sports a flattop fur cut. His eyes are likewise copper. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Map Maker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Map Maker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To be a Junk Dealer again; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a black shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and is pretty ugly. Her gold crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Findex is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Standing 3'1", this man is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Joser was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Revenge; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 160 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp).

Description: She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. She is physically well-built. She has shaved her head bald. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, In love, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He carries a battered rapier and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. He has no hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Simon was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.