Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears dull tan sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Pallabar is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Gifted from a young age, Pallabar studied abroad. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Architect job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak, marred by sweets. Her brown hair is cut short. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Lorilla hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. After a long history of fighting, Lorilla and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear flannel. Her red crest is lengthy. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She got into the Mercenary business at a young age. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'4". She wears bulky tan painted plate armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a bow. Her white hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Ploughman father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He keeps his long brass crest kept up in a rat tail. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

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 has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 70 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is physically well-built. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Shamil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Shamil alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Carter for hire.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 160 gp. Jet (110 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears long strands of ruby and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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 a great chef.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: An older man who typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, he is not a threatening figure. He has styled his brass crest well, parting it to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 sp.