Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Markosian is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is white and curly. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When Caeldrim reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears long strands of emerald and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His white hair is lengthy. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Halander was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: She wears bulky blue painted plate armor. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy white hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the north to a Doctor, Zanna learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Unemployed, but she got bored and became a Doctor. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to be a unemployed again

Flaws: Impulsive, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Engraver. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting giants, the young Wella began to lead the lost caravan. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Engraver.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. 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: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, his father struggled to pay the bills. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; 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: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Adran was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His parents enrolled him in a Monk school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: Shava wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Ranger, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Shava was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her childhood dream was to be a Slave Trader, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cartwright.

Motivation: To be a Slave Trader again; and balancing her hectic life and new cartwright responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Rose (60 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp).