Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a very tight haircut. 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 cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He wears a pastel armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly nunchakus and lances. His white fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a violet scarf. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and tridents. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Performer. He has moderate length white hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Performer. He has achieved small success as a Performer.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Assassin

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

Possessions: Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished mace as well. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. The war was a terrible time for him, and Bathin does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born in the south. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. His tied-back hair is golden. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Charles hails from a village terrorized by goblins. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born to a Hunter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a hunter again

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has no hair. His eyes are white and beady.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Zephan was born the youngest of three triplets. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 110 gp.