Description: An older man who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, he is not a threatening figure. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: The child of a Locksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Valafar was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mercenary and was forced into it by his family; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3200 sp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is black and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ishte is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a morningstar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is content; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long orange fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This northern woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of a Weaver, who enjoyed hunting, Eva was taken on many hunting expeditions. Eva liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is content; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a black collared shirt and red pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His scarlet crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Direcris was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair is black and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Ilga was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Ilga and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 230 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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. 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 wants to get laid; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 110 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a white costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student he started as a Butcher, but he got bored and became a Glassblower. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Glassblower for hire.

Motivation: To be a Butcher again.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a black shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and violet pants. She wears her black hair up. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Ronobe hails from a village terrorized by giants. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 30 pp.