Description: Standing 6'4", this woman wears a black collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her purple hair is thinning but still full. Her silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This man is very fat, and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull violet iron scale mail. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. 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: Born in the west to a Crown-heir, Arumawann learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and balancing his hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her pickaxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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: She got into the Mayor business at a young age. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her right hand. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 15000 cp. Eye agate (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. She is baby faced.

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 receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and he perpetually has his hand crossbow ready. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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 into a rich family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears dull white sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed warhammer, just in case. He wears his black hair up. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Chay hails from a village terrorized by goblins. His parents were killed by goblins in a raid when he was still a young child. The goblins 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 goblins; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is typically in her Beggar uniform. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly spears and flails. Her red hair is still thick. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born in a small forest village. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Traulam alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She became a Beggar soon after.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Adelard liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2100 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.