Description: This man wears a grey vest and prefers tan and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. He has moderate length black hair. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a tan shirt with thin green vertical stripes and brown pants. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Qualen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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 orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thomas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. Her gray fur is heavily combed to the right. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Emerald hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Terse, Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sellsword work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sellsword work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new sellsword responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. Citrine (50 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Hematite (6 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears his red hair down. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and 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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scythe, but if one is not available he will default to his spear. He wears his blonde hair up. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He also hits on men, regardless of circumstances.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.