Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Akra will drive conversation. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Engraver but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Engraver arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert, Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is cut close to his head. He is baby faced.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Stannor was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. After a long history of fighting, Stannor and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a very tight haircut. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'0" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bather. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 sp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and black handkerchief worn on her left side. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears an eyepatch.

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 has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Born to a Priest, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His gold crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He is a Succubi in disguise. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. After a long history of fighting, Donaar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp).