Description: He stands about 5'6" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a Guard first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the east to a Guard, Braak learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Body Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 6000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her crest, while still mostly copper, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Dyer. 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: Born in the east to a Dyer, Tatyan learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Anverth took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anverth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 cp. Banded agate (7 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is cut close to his head. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tyna embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. 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 son.

History: Tyna was born the youngest of three triplets. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Junk Dealer. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's in love; and doesn't want to be a junk dealer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He stands about 6'9" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His ears are large.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He bought a dagger and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. Her silver crest is braided into rings. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 sp.