Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and blue tie. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Carter profession.

History: Gaaki was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears professional attire, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has wavy golden hair. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is very fat, and dresses like a well dressed Map Maker does. He has moderate length brown fur. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Map Maker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Map Maker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Map Maker like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 40 gp. Hematite (16 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a very tight haircut. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Tomi was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

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 he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 cp. Deep green spinel (80 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

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

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a long, grey cloak. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Geoffrey grew up listening to his father's many stories. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature monstrous two handed axe.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears black trousers with green and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His chestnut hair is still thick. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Barakas's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Banker who has hired her part-time. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1800 sp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with tan slacks. His brass crest, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Salasar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He married young, but lost his spouse to giants. After a long history of fighting, Salasar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp.