Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is typically in his Masseuse uniform. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To be a Mason again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 40 gp. Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears bulky black painted plate armor. His crest is white and curly. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Baker profession.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and balancing his hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She carries with her a set of glaives, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her silver eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. 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: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her brown fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This eastern woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. After a long history of fighting, Hlin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears long strands of opal and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Through the years after Makaria was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Makaria's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Makaria and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the east to a Mayor, Paggen learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. He has worked as a Mayor like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Eye agate (12 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available she will default to her sword. She has orange fur. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on his right side. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Raer studied abroad. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 360 gp.