Description: 5'3" and muscular, this southern man is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair is long and silver with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Blacksmith kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This malnourished woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her crest, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 390 gp. Peridot (60 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'8" and has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a white costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Bilga wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Bilga is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of a Slave Trader, who enjoyed hunting, Bilga was taken on many hunting expeditions. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Slave Trader they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Bookbinder, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Nature, Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. A true patriot, Lewis would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 140 gp. Citrine (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: An older woman who wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her lavender fur in a flapper bob. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: Moon was born the youngest of three triplets. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available she will default to her bow. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Joker, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 sp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her long bronze crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She was taken from her home at a very young age. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 gp.