Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. 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 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: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. After a long history of fighting, Ortegar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Scribe who has hired her part-time. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Blacksmith. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a Carpenter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Adventurer for hire.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His crest is brass and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: Born to a Fortune-teller, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She has black eyes and a green hat with a white feather.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Bricklayer business.

History: Nija was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Jeweler, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and balancing her hectic life and new bricklayer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Persistence. Bonds: Family, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: She stands about 6'0" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her gray fur is knotted and matted. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Emotional, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Silver pearl (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has styled his cinnamon fur well, parting it to the right. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. A friendly and beautiful Tabaxi, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Herbalist they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Fisher, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 cp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a shortspear on her belt. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 330 gp. Amber (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp).