Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and white handkerchief worn on her left side. She wears her red hair up. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greatsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her fur is short and yellow. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. Five 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: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her childhood dream was to be a Fortune-teller, but she was a colossal failure. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 sp. Coral (150 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears just a brown suit. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. She wears a colorful flower in her beige fur. Her copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Ruler. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Beggar again.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He uses divination through singing.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Engraver work with an outfit from a few towns over. Engraver work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he tends to wear a large grey jacket. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Fargrim 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. Fargrim decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Revenge; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 cp. Jet (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Tanner. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He became a Tanner soon after.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and balancing his hectic life and new tanner responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 sp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).