Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Alex alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Alex was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Malachite (13 gp).

Description: This man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shoemaker. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Shoemaker. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His first spouse was a Carpenter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Carpenter they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Shoemaker, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Ahlyssa was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 sp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is cut short. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the east to a Assassin, Olgoth learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 Assassin. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This woman wears a white cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.