Description: This woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her left hand. She keeps her blue crest in a pixie cut. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Jheri grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Jheri. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Guardian, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and she perpetually has her morningstar ready. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Average lock.

Description: This dark-skinned male likes to wear blue tank tops with grey pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is black and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Warryn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 Carter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To protect his home; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs, and he perpetually has his bastard sword ready. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying north to reunite his family. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Golden pearl (100 gp).