Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a black costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His blue crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Kaladan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Fletcher, but he got bored and became a Soapmaker. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Kaladan was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and balancing his hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 30 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is golden and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Emmeline was born on a far eastern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Brewer. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears dull black sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Volen hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Volen was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 sp. Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. Her brown hair is still thick. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the east. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Crampernap hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dull tan sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Beiro was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'7". She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her silver crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 160 gp. Azurite (11 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Meriele is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 sp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Jasper (80 gp).