Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears his golden hair down. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Yurk alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 41000 sp. Red garnet (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His crest is scarlet and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. A true patriot, Tarhun would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Tarhun was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver pearl (130 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. Emerald enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Greedy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 150 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a blue coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her brown hair is still thick. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Jarsali is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born in the west. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an entirely brown suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She keeps her long black fur kept up in a rat tail. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Gifted from a young age, Edge studied abroad. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Scribe who has hired her part-time. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a Carpenter, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Scribe job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 120 gp.