Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her brown hair is well kept. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Nikki enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Nikki abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and balancing her hectic life and new cook responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears violet trousers with white and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Blacksmith born in the past three hundred years. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 310 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'10" western woman, she wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available she will default to her morningstar. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shava does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She married young, but lost her spouse to goblins. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against goblins

Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 sp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'3" northern man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His red crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents enrolled him in a Commoner school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull red iron scale mail. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. A true patriot, Thoradin would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thoradin grew up listening to his father's many stories. A freak accident while working with his Soapmaker father left him crippled. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He tends to wear a large violet jacket. He carries with him a set of axes on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his youth he was a Fletcher, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He bought a axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She tends to wear a large white jacket. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Carpenter. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.