Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: Conrad lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He usually wears his violet robe and has his falchion always slung over his shoulder. He wears his auburn hair down. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Lewis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Lewis 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. Lewis 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. 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: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears just a grey suit. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates Humans with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. Malachite (9 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a kukri on her belt. She has wavy white hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Egelina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.