Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing a long, violet cloak. With bright white hair. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. A true patriot, Malquis would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a red vest and prefers green and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Performer. She's also a talented Animal Trainer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 40000 cp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a brown shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and grey pants. His tied-back hair is blonde. His eyes are a pleasant green.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mason business.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Emerald (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man prefers to wear flannel. His clothes are grease stained in places. His gold crest is long and unkept. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Fax was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears tattered old clothes. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: The child of a Barrister, who enjoyed hunting, Laucian was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. He's also a talented Barrister, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. 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: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Dilettante work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dilettante work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Actor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 26000 sp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears a red vest and prefers blue and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a hunchback. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Jak was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Hedonist, Fearful. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A 5'1" northern woman, she wears a white cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her red hair is wavy and long. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Nagrette speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Nagrette was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 210 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Elegant is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Elegant was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Navigator, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 220 pp. 1 Minor magic item.