Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a great chef.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Raer was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Slave Trader and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 20 pp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a fancy brown suit. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He was taken from his home at a very young age. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

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 Barrister hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He's also a talented Engraver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 40 pp. Onyx (40 gp).

Description: This man wears just a brown suit, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fisher arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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: Money/treasure; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 sp. Peridot (60 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He carries with him a set of maces, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are green.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears long strands of opal and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates Dwarves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a red coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her white hair is singed and shortened. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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 Cook. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a server again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 180 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'9". She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Dara was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Navigator. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This light-skinned female is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Symma was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 290 gp.