Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears a violet coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He has a hunchback. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

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 divination through singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bernard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has shaved her head bald. She has amber eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Ekk has worked very hard to control her curse. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull grey iron scale mail. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Masseuse who has hired her part-time. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Masseuse. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'5". He wears a blue wide-brimmed hat and blue clothes, and his gloved hand is found clutching a scythe. His black hair is long and unkept. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Paggen speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Shipwright; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 110 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He sports a flattop crest cut. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He 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. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. Pink pearl (70 gp). Zircon (50 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears professional attire. His red crest is lengthy. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Gifted from a young age, Zagga studied abroad. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Zagga was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Forgetful, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.