Description: She wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings, and carries greataxes. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the east to a Gardener, Avelina learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Gardener.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (80 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp).

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this northern man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His crest is cut close to his head. He has red eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Gold music box (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He is portly but not overly obese. His red hair is long and unkept. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: Qemuel is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Laborer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a red coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This late middle aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. He has white hair. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Body Guard but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insane. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 50 gp. Sard (40 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her golden hair is well kept. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a Roofer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Nature, In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp. White pearl (100 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp).