Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a black shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and brown pants. He has moderate length auburn hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. 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 served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Nicholas was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20 pp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. 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: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is an epitome of beauty. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Norman grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Norman. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. A true patriot, Ernest would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.