Description: He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At a young age his father died while driving off some orcs. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in sword use. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Amber (100 gp). 1 Crowbar.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her golden hair is cut short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Eva 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her first spouse was a Interpreter, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. 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. Eva fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Layabout and was forced into it by her family; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Beggar hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Beggar responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 30 gp. Jet (120 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear flannel. She sports brown long hair. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Bella is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Bella was born the youngest of three triplets. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is content; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is a great chef.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has worked as a Beggar like his father before him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'0" when asserting herself. She has slicked back white hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She worked as a nervous Dyer and found it very stressful. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an entirely red suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is black and curly. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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: A deep hatred of illithids; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with white slacks. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A freak accident while working with her Fletcher father left her crippled. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Therlin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears baggy white pantaloons and a tan scarf. She sports black long hair. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She got into the Performer business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp).