Description: This man is typically in his Bounty Hunter uniform. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a Bounty Hunter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Pûg was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Ribbles lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Crown-heir, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 46000 sp. Amber (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has chestnut hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dustin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Ploughman. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Thervan hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Thervan was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When Geva reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 gp. Star ruby (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Amber (90 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is short and golden. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 dire rats. Beiro was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4 Thunderstones.