Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She tends to her Doctor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. White pearl (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'3". He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

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. 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 Unemployed. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Unemployed for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Pyntle was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. After a long history of fighting, Pyntle and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Disguise kit. 1 Hourglass. 1 Magnifying glass.