Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a grey small hat and grey clothes, and is pretty ugly. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). 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: Wants to work out more often; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is red and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Locksmith but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Ribbles was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Locksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist, Persistence. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her white crest has been sun bleached extensively. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Assassin does. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She tends to her Assassin job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a grey vest and prefers black and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has no hair. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Cartwright. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. The war was a terrible time for her, and Jane does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has shaved her head bald. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

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. Millicent was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Millicent decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Ivellios is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a white collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Engong was born with her father's beautiful face. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing a long, violet cloak. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and half-orc compassion

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 cp.