Description: Standing 5'9", this man wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf. He keeps his long blue hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1300 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her head has been shaved. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Merla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She's also a talented Banker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a banker again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Gardener again; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: Panana hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform After a long history of fighting, Panana and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: She wears a blue coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Optimist, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 210 pp. Canary diamond (3000 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Rose (80 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: Standing 5'8", this man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His fur is gray and curly. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2100 gp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.