Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He got into the Guard business at a young age. His first spouse was a Bather, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 7000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Galiena and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears bulky white painted plate armor. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Tailor for hire.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 900 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her blue hair is matted, messy, and big. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears skinny pants and wears a violet and blue robe with the hood down. He has moderate length brown hair. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He tends to his Priest job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and balancing his hectic life and new priest responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1200 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'1". She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and her gloved hand is found clutching a rapier. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His copper crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Tailor. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). 1 Average lock. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Masterwork manacles.