Description: He likes to wear grey tank tops with white pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Aldous enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and balancing his hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Disease, Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has no hair. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a Bather first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a Body Guard, her father struggled to pay the bills. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She became a Bather soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bather responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2800 gp. Coral (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears an entirely black suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has dyed her greying copper crest a little too much giving a sharp copper color. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. 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 was born at the edge of vast mountains. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Harann was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Harann and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He has golden hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Barendd was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her long blue crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. She became a Body Guard soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1100 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His brown fur has been sun bleached extensively. This copper eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Mayor profession.

History: Gifted from a young age, Smoking studied abroad. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He struck the Actor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a worn and beaten armor, marred by teas. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's in love; and she has a crush on the local sellsword

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His long red fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greataxe.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., and she perpetually has her greataxe ready. Her rusty crest is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Mishann was born with her father's beautiful face. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Chalcedony (30 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Sard (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).