Description: This northern man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a shipwright and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Eye agate (15 gp).

Description: Standing 4'2", this man tends to wear a large brown jacket. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Morgran liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is typically in her Layabout uniform. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Antinua was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Layabout. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Being a Healer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Nikki was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She bought a longbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

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

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a red and black handkerchief worn on his right side. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'2" and likes to wear white tank tops with black skirt. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She got into the Ploughman business at a young age. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.