Description: This eastern man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

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

Possessions: 9000 sp. Carnelian (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Pink diamond (4000 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Coral (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care, marred by chocolates. His hair is short and brown. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Guard business.

History: Born in the south to a Guard, Robert learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Server, but he was a colossal failure. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her copper crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Spy. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'8" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). 1 Full Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is dark but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. With bright chestnut hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a Animal Trainer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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: A deep hatred of dire rats; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His red hair is cut short. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Berrian 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. Berrian 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. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soveliss is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Gifted from a young age, Soveliss studied abroad. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 130 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. His white hair is knotted and matted. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Arumawann and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and is pretty ugly. She has moderate length blue hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mortician who has hired her part-time. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Sekhmet was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Sekhmet was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Sekhmet decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.