Description: He stands about 6'7" and wears a black coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a colorful flower in his bronze crest. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Pijjirik was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Animal Trainer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Animal Trainer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is portly but not overly obese. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'11" and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'2" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Curran grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Curran. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with green slacks, and is pretty ugly. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and tan tie. Her green crest is singed and shortened. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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 Guard. She tends to her Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Weaver. He keeps his long yellow fur kept up in a rat tail. His copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Emerald hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He is a great chef.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'2" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He's also a talented Bather, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Religious, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 sp.