Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has no crest. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His copper eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Armorer who has hired him part-time. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he wants to get laid

Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 10000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ûggû does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Revenge; and many gnolls want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Slave, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Amber (40 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Amber (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Jet (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and grey pants. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Bruz was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Performer. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Body Guard they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Performer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Performer and was forced into it by his family; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30000 cp. Rose (20 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp).

Description: Standing 4'11", this man wears a yellow coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shepherd who has hired him part-time. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Diggory is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he's in love

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is cut close to his head. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Aldous isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Aldous alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; 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. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 15000 sp. 2 Antitoxin. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has done his best to style his scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a pastel shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her red fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Shivering is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shivering grew up listening to her father's many stories. Shivering liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

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

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 gp.