Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a large grey jacket. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Bookbinder. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. Her fur is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Leaf wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the east to a Bookbinder, Leaf learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bookbinder. She tends to her Bookbinder job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Amber (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a pastel scarf. She has a hunchback. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. 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: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 sp. Jade (100 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears his red hair up. His eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shipwright for hire.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: This woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. The war was a terrible time for her, and Oriff does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: Money/treasure; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 130 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 3 Smokesticks.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries with him a set of tridents on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his broad violet hat.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Thamior was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This southern man wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a axe on his belt. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his copper crest up. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the south were limited. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears long strands of topaz and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

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. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 350 gp.