Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and she perpetually has her pickaxe ready. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nikki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has worked as a Junk Dealer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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 is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Sensitive, Lazy. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: He wears a tan vest and prefers violet and pastel shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He carries with him a set of tridents, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Kellen 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. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He wears a mask on 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 a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. His addictions have taken their toll on his wallet, and he has found himself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Mason

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her rusty crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She takes great joy in being the best Farmer in town.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. 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 Farmer. She's also a talented Actor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a red scarf. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Painter business.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Vlorn 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. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new adventurer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 30000 sp. Iolite (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Matilda enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She got into the Mortician business at a young age. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mortician responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.