Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Baker, and is pretty ugly. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Ar-Karo hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Amber (130 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears brown trousers with black and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bather

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

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Cumpen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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 made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with red slacks. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Flame 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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ploughman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His auburn hair is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She is a great chef.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Giselle was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Revenge; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears tattered old clothes. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Sard (20 gp). 6 Acid flasks.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Detective hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Hematite (4 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Kâka lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Spice Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bowyer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20 pp.