Description: This slender woman stands about 6'1". She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. He has moderate length black hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Pikar hails from a village terrorized by illithids. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 gp. Zircon (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Weaver. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Whurbin studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 290 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mortician business.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ernest fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a white collared shirt and yellow skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She found a children's book about a Halfling Adept who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Spy and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and expand her business

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her white hair down. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a Mason, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Junk Dealer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Euphemia was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Euphemia abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to be a engraver again

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Slave, Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears dull tan sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. She has a very tight haircut. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Nissa is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Butcher. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Butcher.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This malnourished woman dresses like a well dressed Seamstress does. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She worked as a nervous Seamstress and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Seamstress.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 900 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.