Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His head has been shaved. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Richard is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 sp. Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older woman who wears a red tunic with blue highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her feathered red hat.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: The child of a Shipwright, who enjoyed hunting, Harriet was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. Her white fur is singed and shortened. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Body Guard. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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: She was born in the east. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Body Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Body Guard work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson brown hat.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Helgret liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 30 gp.