Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is golden and curly. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born in a small desert village. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Halimath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black crest, when down, is lengthy. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and carries flails. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 40 pp. Jet (100 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She's also a talented Interpreter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: She stands about 6'7" and wears an entirely green suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her gold crest is knotted and matted. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature whip.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1400 gp. Jet (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born in a small island village. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ranala fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Mardnab was born the youngest of three triplets. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scimitar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His silver hair is lengthy. This hazel 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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This woman is very fat, and dresses like a well dressed Knight does. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Drusilia is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Drusilia hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Knight. She's also a talented Armorer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 40 gp.