Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries with her a set of sais, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. A freak accident while working with her Merchant father left her crippled. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 gp. Jasper (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy brown dress. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shepherd and was forced into it by her family; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 sp. Pink pearl (150 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Hatae will drive conversation. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She got into the Unemployed business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Detective, but she got bored and became a Unemployed. She became a Unemployed soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red garnet (130 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large black jacket. She is physically well-built. She has no hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Vepar is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a large pastel jacket. Her fur is brown and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Shadow has worked very hard to control her curse. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'0" northern woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His scarlet crest is thinning but still full. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His childhood dream was to be a Dilettante, but he was a colossal failure. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp).