Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ar-Beka was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His first spouse was a Miller, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. She has blue eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vorka studied abroad. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Bloodstone (40 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has done her best to style her white fur to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Bellfounder born in the past three hundred years. A true patriot, Tricking would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She tends to her Bellfounder job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Anthony studied abroad. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 40 pp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a scythe on her belt. Her red hair is still thick. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Neega and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 70 gp. Hematite (15 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She's also a talented Shepherd, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears her black fur down. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Silent was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Brewer born in the past three hundred years. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His childhood dream was to be a Courier, but he was a colossal failure. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.