Description: He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He is portly but not overly obese. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown cloak. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his glaive, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He wears his chestnut hair down. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Stylist. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Burto 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's in love; and to be a slave trader again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He wears his red hair up. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Erias is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Erias 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. Erias decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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: Wants to work out more often; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 140 pp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1900 sp.