Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is black and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age his mother died while driving off some dire rats. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in rapier use. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her scimitar with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She carries with her a set of scimitars, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Myathethil's homeland. Myathethil decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Myathethil 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; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

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

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Gifted from a young age, Eberk studied abroad. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 70 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, blue shirt, and pastel tie. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After months of barely getting by, Elaim managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is greedy; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her golden hair is cut short. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Galiena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and black robe with the hood down. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Being a Priest 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 has money and likes to spend it; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His fur is beige and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born into a rich family. Cloak was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Ploughman. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, grey shirt, and tan tie. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines black.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She takes great joy in being the best Body Guard in town.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has achieved small success as a Body Guard.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.