Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has shaved his head bald. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Thakrak was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Thakrak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 130 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a white cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His golden hair is long and unkept. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 60 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'2" and is dressed in an above average manner. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a blue vest and prefers pastel and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has no hair. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Aelar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. 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. Being a Bather kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Golden pearl (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His golden hair is cut short. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the north to a Marshal, Ivellios learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Marshal. He's also a talented Herbalist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his top tan hat.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available she will default to her kukri. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With bright golden hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born into a rich 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 Cartwright. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Job, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: Standing 5'2", this man dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His black hair is knotted and matted. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Melech is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Seamstress arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He likes to wear white tank tops with yellow pants. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 20 gp.