Description: This slender man stands about 6'2". He wears black trousers with brown and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a Soapmaker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive, Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His red hair is still thick. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Jocelyn was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Being a Ploughman 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's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 80 gp. Jasper (80 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is physically well-built. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Layabout they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Merchant, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and expand his business

Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He wears dull violet sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed greataxe, just in case. He is physically well-built. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available he will default to his spear. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Backpack.

Description: She stands about 5'6" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown fur is knotted and matted. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spice Merchant. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. 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 has worked as a Spice Merchant like her mother before her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, marred by chocolates. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Varis grew up listening to his father's many stories. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She wears her auburn hair down. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Heather is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

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

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She is physically well-built. Her bronze crest is knotted and matted. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Doudra liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp.