Description: This tall, slender woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her fur is red and curly. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Shadow has worked very hard to control her curse. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

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.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. She has slicked back red hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Nalaed lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Shy, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 50 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

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 wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His silver crest is matted, messy, and big. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Actor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Rimple alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

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

Possessions: Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His hair is black and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. She carries a battered sai and tarnished greatsword as well. She wears her silver hair up. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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 a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears dull brown sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is short and black. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the west to a Layabout, Vicky learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A freak accident while working with her Stylist mother left her crippled. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2700 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his small brown hat.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Gilthur was born with his father's beautiful face. Gilthur 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. 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: To protect his home; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.