Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tattered old clothes. His blonde hair is lengthy. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He keeps his bronze crest in a flapper bob. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he has a crush on the local dilettante

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 50 gp. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: He is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is red and very short. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His childhood dream was to be a Spice Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Guard like his father before him.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available he will default to his halberd. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is an amazing painter.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is content

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: 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; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nikki grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nikki. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She worked as a nervous Weaver and found it very stressful. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'6" and very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears just a black suit. His blue hair is thinning but still full. He has a tattooed face.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Jeweler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

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

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Silk rope.