Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Sage. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Through the years after Heian was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Heian's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He tends to his Sage job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 40 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a white armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. Her white hair is knotted and matted. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Rich, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a fancy tan dress. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her black hair is well kept. She is baby faced.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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 got into the Mason business at a young age. Nissa was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Mason. 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: Revenge; and balancing her hectic life and new mason responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His white hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Senteq studied abroad. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Senteq fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He stands about 4'10" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 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: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, he is not a threatening figure. He has no hair. His silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mamnen grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, goblins burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Jade (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.