Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Coral (70 gp). White opal (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a blue and grey robe with the hood down. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Meriele took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up hand crossbow and armor she uses now. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Wymar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 50 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She is wearing a long, grey cloak. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 110 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her white crest is knotted and matted. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Spy born in the past three hundred years. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her childhood dream was to be a Barber, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Spy job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2000 gp.