Description: He very much looks the part of a Guard. He carries a battered scimitar and tarnished lance as well. His black crest is thinning but still full. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Rivaan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north to a Guard, Rivaan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. He struck the Guard job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 260 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears baggy brown pantaloons and a white scarf. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She sports auburn long hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She got into the Doctor business at a young age. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amethyst (50 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She found a children's book about a Halfling Ranger 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. Being a Body Guard kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tattered old clothes. Sporting a auburn mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Being a Body Guard kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this southern man wears a green broad hat and green clothes. He has wavy blue crest. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. After a long history of fighting, Hirrathak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. She wears her scarlet crest down. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black star sapphire (900 gp). Coral (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Jet (150 gp).

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She carries a battered whip and tarnished morningstar as well. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Addict, Racist, Mundane. Occupation: Server

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has shaved his head bald. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. After a long history of fighting, Fabien and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

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

Possessions: 600 sp.