Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Melech was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries with him a set of shortbows on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His fur is black and curly. His yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Drifting was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Drifting decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Clerebold was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She wears yellow trousers with brown and violet striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a hunchback. Her silver hair is well kept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Stylist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stylist work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stylist.

Motivation: To be a Jeweler again; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a violet scarf. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Vicky lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'7". She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. She has brown hair. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Spice Merchant father left her crippled. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 46. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in the north to a Sage, Rendar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has achieved small success as a Sage.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Red garnet (140 gp).

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. A true patriot, Bethrynna would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Bethrynna was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Animal Trainer. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Iolite (20 gp).

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this eastern woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She takes great joy in being the best Mortician in town.

History: She got into the Mortician business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mortician responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Obsidian (4 gp).