Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Healer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Healer. He's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Sculptor again; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 20000 cp. Amethyst (140 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, green shirt, and pastel tie. His hair is long and silver with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and balancing his hectic life and new baker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 sp. 2 Holy water. 3 Antitoxin. 8 Acid flasks. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He stands about 6'5" and prefers to wear flannel. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Manfred was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Manfred decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: 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; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Jacoba was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Unemployed for hire.

Motivation: To protect her home; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Mentor, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 30000 cp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.