Description: An older man who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a flattop fur cut. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

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. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shivering grew up listening to his mother's many stories. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp).

Description: He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hand crossbows and whips. His white fur, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Silent lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his brown hair down. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the west to a Shepherd, Roland learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 350 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He takes great joy in being the best Butcher in town.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Butcher. He has worked as a Butcher like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Standing 6'1", this woman dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has dyed her greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a Brewer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Mishann is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Mishann was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Mishann was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to unite with her brother

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She usually wears her tan robe and has her quarterstaff always slung over her shoulder. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 20000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a kukri on her belt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She's also a talented Blacksmith, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Deep green spinel (80 gp). 3 Holy water.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is portly but not overly obese. His fur is yellow and very short. His face is scarred and worn.

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 in a small plains village. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Pink diamond (8000 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.