Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His scarlet crest is knotted and matted. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears tattered old clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Adrik was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Map Maker. He has worked as a Map Maker like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2800 sp. Jade (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Shy, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He has a hunchback. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Joser was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Joser's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist, Antagonistic. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 120 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He carries with him a set of longbows on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 sp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is typically in his Actor uniform. He has done his best to style his bronze crest to look like a famous performer. His ears are large.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He struck the Actor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She carries with her a set of crossbows, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her copper crest, when down, is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

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. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Mialee enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Mialee 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. Mialee decided she wanted neither the life of her father 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 used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp).