Description: This woman wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Tawar was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Fortune-teller. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has wavy dark red hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. 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: Born in the east to a Hunter, Makaria learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Hunter for hire.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Job, Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 gp. Pink diamond (8000 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp. Hematite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull brown iron scale mail, and carries rapiers. Her long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Jeweler for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 140 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her black fur is smooth and relatively long. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Emerald 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 was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 43000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this northern man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady black eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He worked as a nervous Interpreter and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Interpreter for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing a long, black cloak. He wears his golden hair down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Carpenter profession.

History: He got into the Bather business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Carpenter, but he got bored and became a Bather. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a ceremonial dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his warhammer. He has moderate length golden hair. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Hunter was born the youngest of three triplets. Hunter was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Hunter decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mercenary they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Ploughman, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She became a Server soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 sp.