Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Butcher kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and 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

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 380 pp. Eye agate (14 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dustin will drive conversation. He is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dustin studied abroad. Dustin 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. Dustin 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair, while still mostly purple, has prominent grey streaks. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His childhood dream was to be a Cook, but he was a colossal failure. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Tailor for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Tailor responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.