Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Blacksmith. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. Through the years after Avelina was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Avelina's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She struck the Blacksmith job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a bricklayer again

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'1". He is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. 3 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and carries rapiers. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her black eyes peer out from beneath her broad black hat.

Personality: Phelaia hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is wearing a long, blue cloak. She wears her brown hair up. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Vadania is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When Vadania reached her early adolescence her Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is cut close to his head. 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. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Damakos was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Damakos and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and tiefling compassion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 sp. Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: He wears a white coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. He sports a flattop hair cut. 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 takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. Being a Miner kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a blue costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His yellow fur is matted, messy, and big. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born in a small desert village. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Gomory is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and doesn't want to be a healer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 90 gp.