Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born to a Mason, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Banker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her hair is auburn and very short. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp).

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 97. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sybil was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

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

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a pastel vest and prefers brown and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has no fur. His yellow eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a Mercenary first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mercenary. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his yellow fur down. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his yellow eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Silent was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This western woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. To her fellows she 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Verna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Verna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is violet, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. Her crest is white and curly. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. The war was a terrible time for her, and Korinn does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Korinn was born with her mother's beautiful face. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Beggar work with an outfit from a few towns over. Beggar work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Military, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times and is in decent physical shape. He has blonde hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Traki hails from a village terrorized by drow. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 cp.