Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears his dark red hair down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Slave Trader. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Slave Trader for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Hematite (8 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She has a hunchback. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. She is baby faced.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 cp. Amber (140 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a white feathered hat and white clothes. Her chestnut hair is well kept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She carries with her a set of morningstars on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She wears a colorful flower in her silver crest. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 89. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Sora was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 40 pp. Iolite (40 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Nelkin is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a great chef.

History: Born in the east to a Animal Trainer, Nelkin learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His copper eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Emerald was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Emerald was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Painter. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He carries with him a set of morningstars, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Skamos will drive conversation. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born into a rich family. His first spouse was a Priest, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. 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: Wants to raise his children well; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Khrosh was born with his mother's beautiful face. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Map Maker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Map Maker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Map Maker like his mother before him.

Motivation: To be a Ploughman again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 10 pp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.