Description: This younger middle-aged woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her childhood dream was to be a Bricklayer, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Unemployed for hire.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, and carries greatswords. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He is an amazing painter.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Fargas was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 140 pp. Obsidian (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Sard (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hupe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this eastern man wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length orange fur. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: River was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Miller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miller work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miller for hire.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 900 gp. Azurite (11 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.