Description: This exceptionally lanky man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is auburn and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 800 pp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a green collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has moderate length silver hair. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Seddit was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair is cut short. He has green eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sellsword born in the past three hundred years. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A powerful necromancer 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Sellsword for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy bronze crest. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He has a hunchback. His crest is bronze and curly. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Gorbundus lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 gp.