Description: He stands about 4'10" and dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Theren hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cartwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cartwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Jeweler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His black hair is thinning but still full. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His purple hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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 feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This western man wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. His crest is white and very short. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

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. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 sp. Red garnet (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears just a blue suit. His hair is short and chestnut. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has worked as a Blacksmith like his father before him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and balancing his hectic life and new blacksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished man prefers to wear flannel. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Baern grew up listening to his father's many stories. Baern abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bow.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born in a small plains village. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting orcs, the young Katherine began to lead the lost caravan. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Katherine was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He stands about 3'4" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Fibblestib was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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 being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his auburn hair down. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Guy was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 150 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp).