Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He has shaved his head bald. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. After coming to the age of reason, Thorpe took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. After a long history of fighting, Thorpe and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Banker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 380 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are hazel.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: Arara was born with her mother's beautiful face. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is content; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. Her purple hair is thinning but still full. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She got into the Carter business at a young age. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: This man wears a white vest and prefers pastel and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Halander isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1500 sp. Jade (120 gp).

Description: He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a green scarf. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

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. A freak accident while working with his Gardener father left him crippled. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a black coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her white crest is knotted and matted. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Perra never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: In love, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her black hair is cut short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Ootah hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Cynical, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 120 gp. Pink pearl (60 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it, and carries shortbows. She has moderate length silver hair. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: Meriele speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Painter business.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 cp.