Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Hoshgrish was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He tends to his Blacksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and lances. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. A true patriot, Mâku would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'8" when asserting himself. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is short and auburn. He has blue eyes and a yellow hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He got into the Roofer business at a young age. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 sp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Jet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kipper studied abroad. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Borun alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Banker. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants revenge against giants

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Amber (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Jet (140 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Hematite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'5" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair is cut short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Body Guard profession.

History: Volen lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She's also a talented Body Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 26000 cp. Star ruby (400 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Jet (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. She has blue eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Anastrianna will drive conversation. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She found a children's book about a Elf Rogue 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. After a long history of fighting, Anastrianna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has moderate length gray fur. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She comes from a rich western family. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Amber (110 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp).