Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears long strands of amethyst and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has no fur. Her copper eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She got into the Knight business at a young age. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1200 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears long strands of ruby and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Raer was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Layabout they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Gardener, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This northern woman wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her black crest in a flapper bob. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats, and she perpetually has her dagger ready. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is an amazing painter.

History: She got into the Cook business at a young age. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new cook responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is cut close to his head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Wymar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears professional attire. She has brown hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).