Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with pastel slacks. He has no hair. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears just a green suit, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has brass crest. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has wavy brown hair. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Balam hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Balam lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His bronze crest is knotted and matted. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: Standing 4'11", this woman wears dull tan sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. She has shaved her head bald. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

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. Bethrynna 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 Bethrynna. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 140 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Detective they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Cartwright, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cartwright and was forced into it by his family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses like a well dressed Beggar does. Her hair is white and very short. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Shy, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 20 pp. A small bag of saffron. (60 gp).