Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His purple hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Percival enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 80 gp. 6 Acid flasks.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a grey tunic with blue highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Cockaby is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Cockaby was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Through the years after Cockaby was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Cockaby's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available she will default to her crossbow and is in decent physical shape. She has shaved her head bald. She has violet eyes and a violet hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She carries a battered hammer and tarnished sai as well. Her hair is silver and very short. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a great chef.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She found a children's book about a Tiefling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 sp. Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a dagger on her belt. She carries with her a set of daggers, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Dara was born with her father's beautiful face. Dara abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his small red hat.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Assassin who has hired him part-time. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp.