Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull white iron scale mail. His dark red hair is long and unkept. He has black eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Barakas 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. His childhood dream was to be a Bellfounder, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Bellfounder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and red robe with the hood down. His red hair is cut short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bookbinder but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Bookbinder job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to be a tailor again

Ideals: Pacifist, Impeccable. Flaws: Terse, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

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

Possessions: 3000 cp. Amethyst (140 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'2" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His bronze crest is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Simple lock.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His auburn hair is still thick. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Healer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Healer. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 cp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His crest is cut close to his head. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He bought a greatsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a great chef.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is baby faced.

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 has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Born to a Laborer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Kellen 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a black costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her purple hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Ishte was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ishte fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. He has brown eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

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. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Joser studied abroad. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Deep green spinel (160 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags.