Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tan coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Hadarai enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Animal Trainer business.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This man dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with white slacks. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He takes great joy in being the best Herbalist in town.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a yellow tunic with grey highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Maiathah alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She bought a sai and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Mialee was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she usually wears her brown robe and has her hammer always slung over her shoulder. She has dyed her greying black fur a little too much giving a sharp black color. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Leaf was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Leaf decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp).