Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Amber (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He usually wears his grey robe and has his bastard sword always slung over his shoulder. His white hair is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His childhood dream was to be a Server, but he was a colossal failure. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has red hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Orianna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Orianna's homeland. Orianna decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a Scribe, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Ruler. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Red spinel (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blue hair is heavily combed to the right. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.