Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is long and brown with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Jade (150 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'8". He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His red crest is heavily combed to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Nykkan was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Healer for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her fur is beige and very short. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bounty Hunter.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 110 pp. Silver pearl (160 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Blossom was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Ploughman. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 900 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She usually wears her grey robe and has her dagger always slung over her shoulder. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

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. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries with her a set of longswords on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Bendoo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears tan trousers with green and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is long and golden with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He uses divination through singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Eldon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Eldon took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He became a Guard soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 280 gp.