Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He is physically well-built. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. 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. His childhood dream was to be a Shipwright, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Slave, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Architect

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Emmeline embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born in the south. Through the years after Emmeline was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Emmeline's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 gp. Pink pearl (110 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her chestnut hair is well kept. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top blue hat.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born in the south. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her broad tan hat.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Cartwright. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a large black jacket. She has white crest. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She tends to her Seamstress job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a black coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Paymon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Being a Merchant 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: To unite with his brother; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, white cloak, and is pretty ugly. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Feng lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To protect his home; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp.