Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a grey vest and prefers blue and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, marred by sweets. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a large tan jacket. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a white cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. He has shaved his head bald. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Standing 5'2", this woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Beggar who has hired her part-time. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Beggar business.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Vapula abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Healer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His white hair is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Alvyn abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears skinny pants and wears a black and violet robe with the hood down. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

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. When Volen reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears professional attire and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she tends to wear a large blue jacket. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 160 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She's also a talented Carpenter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.