Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears her cinnamon fur down. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Seamstress. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has achieved small success as a Seamstress.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 cp. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with tan slacks. He has a very tight haircut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Spice Merchant mother left him crippled. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shortspear with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her crest is copper and curly. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Perra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortspears and clubs. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. 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. Being a Courier 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: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her childhood dream was to be a Glassblower, but she was a colossal failure. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman wears a worn and beaten armor. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length orange fur. Her copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 110 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: 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; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 30 pp. Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length green crest. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Jet (80 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat, and he perpetually has his greataxe ready. He has silver hair. 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 is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 900 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).