Description: An older woman who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. She has a very tight haircut. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her small brown hat.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. The war was a terrible time for her, and Bardryn does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying west to reunite her family. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 150 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 6'8" southern man, he is wearing a long, black cloak. His crest is gold, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Norkruuth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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: He is greedy.

Flaws: Mundane, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her feathered white hat.

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. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Slave, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Standing 6'2", this man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She wears a brown tunic with black highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around her shoes. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her childhood dream was to be a Butcher, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Guard like her mother before her.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her red hair is braided into rings. She has amber eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Assassin. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a simple pastel robe with violet stripes complete with hood. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This yellow eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She has a missing right leg. 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 keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. 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: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Uraim grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has worked as a Locksmith like his father before him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to be a mortician again

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.