Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears grey trousers with red and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Military, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman wears bulky black painted plate armor. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's in love; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Good lock.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. He wears a colorful flower in his brown fur. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Flask was born with his father's beautiful face. He married young, but lost his spouse to dire rats. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 160 pp. Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'4", this man wears a brown Stetson hat and brown clothes. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His yellow eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He found a children's book about a Tabaxi Warrior who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 9000 sp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. A true patriot, Nikki would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This man prefers to wear flannel. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His copper eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nimble fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to protect his home

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.