Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His blue crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Nithther speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He's also a talented Detective, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 gp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Peridot (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length red hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Herbalist. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Herbalist. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature club.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 sp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has golden hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Engraver business.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Seamstress again; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Smokesticks. 4 Thunderstones. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. Being a Map Maker kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a pastel scarf, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'11" when asserting himself. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He carries a battered sai and tarnished flail as well. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. 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 has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Painter who has hired him part-time. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is light but she possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. She wears brown trousers with pastel and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Morana isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. A gifted student she started as a Painter, but she got bored and became a Scribe. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Obsidian (8 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.