Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Butcher profession.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He tends to his Shoemaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and expand his business

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Coral (140 gp).

Description: Standing 3'6", this woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shield, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His hair is auburn and very short. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Eberdeb lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 struck the Slave Trader job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a black vest and prefers white and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Cagak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a whip on her belt. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Anne took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, green shirt, and yellow tie. He wears his golden hair up. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 97. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about 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: Quarion was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Mialee was born with her mother's beautiful face. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, In love, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the east to a Bricklayer, Jillian learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Jillian was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Jillian decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp).

Description: This man wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Carpenter. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Jet (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). Coral (110 gp).