Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his top yellow hat.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 sp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Dean was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Apothecary. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Panana was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available she will default to her scimitar. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Duvamil hails from a village terrorized by giants. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Duvamil alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Duvamil was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, he is not a threatening figure. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Thervan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He struck the Carter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., and she perpetually has her kukri ready. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bethrynna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'9" when asserting herself. She has no hair. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lia grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Lia. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 30 pp.