Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a club, but if one is not available she will default to her falchion, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Portia grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Portia. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Debt. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Burgell was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries with him a set of rapiers on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His hair is purple and curly. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Zepar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He struck the Ploughman job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His head has been shaved. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears just a blue suit. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insane. Occupation: Banker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Standing 2'11", this woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Willow was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Willow decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Shoemaker 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: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a fancy brown dress. Her beige fur is knotted and matted. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Cloak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 700 sp.