Description: She wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her golden hair is still thick. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a green armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His dark red hair is knotted and matted. His silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Heian was born the youngest of three triplets. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He has taken up work as a Interpreter and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 sp. Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a brown vest and prefers white and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is blonde and curly. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. 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: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 17000 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His crest is white and curly. He has red eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Arjhan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a grey shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and tan pants. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. Her hair is red and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Dara was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Dara liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has wavy golden hair. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Architect and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.