Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Guard. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Guard but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born into a rich family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: 6'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a green costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 26000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and white robe with the hood down. His gray fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Serpent fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is physically well-built. He wears his brown hair down. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Halander hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 46000 sp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a red tunic with blue highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bowyer who has hired him part-time. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Chay was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bow.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

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

Possessions: 600 gp. Jet (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a white tunic with black highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Dell is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).