Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shepherd. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is short and silver. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Damaia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp. Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and green handkerchief worn on her right side. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born in a small desert 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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Griselda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Adran was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Adran was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: To be a Fletcher again.

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is red and curly. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Paggen was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Shipwright. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1100 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.