Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Unemployed arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Unemployed and was forced into it by his family; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is short and auburn. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Knight arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. 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: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears just a white suit. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 20 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp).

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She carries with her a set of maces, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has wavy blonde hair. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a great chef.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Through the years after Gorga was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Gorga's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 150 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She got into the Cartwright business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Spice Merchant, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 70 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is typically in his Crown-heir uniform. His hair is cut close to his head. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

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

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and black handkerchief worn on her left side. She has styled her gray fur well, parting it to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

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. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Merchant

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

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a brown tunic with black highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. His tied-back hair is brown. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Reynard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Reynard was born with his father's beautiful face. After coming to the age of reason, Reynard took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has achieved small success as a Doctor.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Debt. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears dull green sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. She has styled her blue hair well, parting it to the left. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She tends to her Painter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Fortune-teller again; and balancing her hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: White pearl (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.