Description: He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'7" when asserting himself. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are green.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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 born at the edge of vast forest. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and she perpetually has her bow ready. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his bronze crest down. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Baradad was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, marred by sweets. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born into a rich family. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She is portly but not overly obese. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Willow's homeland. Willow decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 22. 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 cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a Brewer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Butcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His hair is short and red. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Balimaar studied abroad. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 sp. Onyx (40 gp).

Description: He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His black hair is singed and shortened. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

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. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He very much looks the part of a Jeweler. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Melech was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a doctor again

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

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

Possessions: 3000 cp.