Description: This light-skinned female wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the east. She found a children's book about a Elf Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Malquis was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are white and beady.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His first spouse was a Healer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Sard (40 gp).

Description: This southern woman wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver hair is still thick. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a Ploughman first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She got into the Ploughman business at a young age. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His red crest is unkempt and raggedy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bowyer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: This southern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her purple hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Akta enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the south to a Spy, Akta learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She became a Spy soon after.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again; and expand her business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 380 gp.