Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is physically well-built. Her silver crest is long and unkept. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Sage they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Doctor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 pp. Carnelian (70 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Rose (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Jet (120 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His golden hair is cut short. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Gifted from a young age, Conrad studied abroad. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her dark red hair is heavily combed to the right. Her black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Coral (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he likes to wear tan tank tops with brown pants. His hair is red and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears professional attire. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Borun grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Borun. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She 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 elven compassion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 290 pp. Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Moss agate (14 gp).

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this western man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has moderate length red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mercenary and was forced into it by his family; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. She carries with her a set of maces on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Sariel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Red spinel (140 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp).