Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'4" and is typically in her Mercenary uniform. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Ulla is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Mercenary for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Family, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1 Thunderstones. 3 Smokesticks. 4 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with violet slacks. He has shaved his head bald. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Bhevek was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Bhevek never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her top black hat.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Lagazi hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and pastel handkerchief worn on her left side. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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, Maiathah is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sickle, but if one is not available he will default to his dagger, and he perpetually has his dagger ready. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 180 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are black and beady.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Verin was born the youngest of three triplets. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Dyer 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: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.