Description: A middle-aged man, he wears baggy green pantaloons and a brown scarf, and is pretty ugly. His hair is red and very short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Moss agate (9 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is typically in his Architect uniform, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has no fur. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Tricking was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Architect. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Tricking never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new architect responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a red tunic with blue highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her broad red hat.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and expand her business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'3" when asserting himself. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born into a rich family. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Marshal for hire.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. His blue crest has been sun bleached extensively. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He is a Deep Scion in disguise. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing a long, black cloak. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Guard. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Fisher profession.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 bought a scimitar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She stands about 3'2" and tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born into a rich family. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Through the years after Hupe was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Hupe's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Hupe and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1800 sp.