Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Baern fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. She wears her cinnamon fur down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the north to a Merchant, Kite learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Kite 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. Kite decided she wanted neither the life of her father 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. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: 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. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks. Her bronze crest is greasy and uncared for. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 9000 sp. Jade (120 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Jade (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Jasper (70 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears an entirely white suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. The war was a terrible time for her, and Arha does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: The child of a Stableman, who enjoyed hunting, Arha was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Arha was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She bought a nunchaku and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has shaved her head bald. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She worked as a nervous Sculptor and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Carter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and black handkerchief worn on his right side, and is pretty ugly. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Aramil was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 240 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His fur is yellow and curly. He has yellow eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: Drifting hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Family, Slave, In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 80 pp.