Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Paelias 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 Paelias. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Xanaphia was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears long strands of opal and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. Jade (50 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Through the years after Claira was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Claira's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Claira and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 40 gp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Unemployed business.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her gray fur is matted, messy, and big. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She worked as a nervous Slave Trader and found it very stressful. She tends to her Slave Trader job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 240 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'2". He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shield. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Glassblower for hire.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Skamos reached his early adolescence his Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His auburn hair is cut short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Mason born in the past three hundred years. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mason. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and expand his business

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.