Description: She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished sword as well. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her broad brown hat.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Mardred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a tan small hat and tan clothes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is content; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She became a Junk Dealer soon after.

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

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A 5'8" western man, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gorfel embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barrister and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She is portly but not overly obese. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Performer born in the past three hundred years. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 tends to her Performer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a blue shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and brown pants. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Slave Trader for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'10". She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a whip, but if one is not available she will default to her longsword. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length blue hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 140 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: She wears a green collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'5" when asserting herself. Her scarlet crest is singed and shortened. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Zykroff grew up listening to her mother's many stories. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She tends to wear a pastel poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'8" when asserting herself. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: Dagger is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, In love. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp.