Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He keeps his black crest in a flapper bob. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. 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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 sp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat, and he perpetually has his crossbow ready. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He comes from a rich western family. A freak accident while working with his Merchant father left him crippled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: She is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'0" when asserting herself. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: To end her boredom.

Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a red costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His hair is brown and curly. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he wants revenge against orcs

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man wears bulky grey painted plate armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Manfred 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 Manfred. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a red scarf. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Valida lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt and is in decent physical shape. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He got into the Dyer business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but he was a colossal failure. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He is content; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Standing 4'1", this man is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Gilthur was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and is pretty ugly. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Roywyn has worked very hard to control her curse. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.