Description: This man is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His hair is cut close to his head. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Gifted from a young age, Shane studied abroad. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is long and golden with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Conrad hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and many gnolls want him driven away

Flaws: Terse, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 gp. Jade (70 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a green vest and prefers grey and pastel shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her brass crest is knotted and matted. She has red eyes and a green hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Dentratha enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A 5'0" eastern man, he usually wears his blue robe and has his longsword always slung over his shoulder. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mercenary. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mercenary for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

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

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in the north to a Hunter, Mantus learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 sp.