Description: Runty and weak-looking, he usually wears his brown robe and has his rapier always slung over his shoulder. He has moderate length gray fur. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born to a Layabout, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has achieved small success as a Merchant.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and to be a layabout again

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a large black jacket. His blue hair is still thick. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are black.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 41. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is a great chef.

History: Cressel was born with his father's beautiful face. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Cressel never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 70 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her red crest is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Body Guard who has hired her part-time. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a Animal Trainer, her father struggled to pay the bills. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's in love; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Jet (120 gp).

Description: She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'3" when asserting herself. Her copper crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Gesrethe is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She bought a flail and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a tan shirt with thin red vertical stripes and green pants. His hair is golden and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Kipper was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. After a long history of fighting, Kipper and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'7". He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and his gloved hand is found clutching a bow. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Efferil was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Obsidian (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She has moderate length red hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. 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, Ronwe 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 mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 pp. Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.