Description: This tall, slender woman wears a simple black robe with green stripes complete with hood. Her green crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a Guard first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Kadana enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kadana studied abroad. Her childhood dream was to be a Laborer, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears dull white sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is red and curly. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Farmer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. 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. Merla fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Coral (160 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 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: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Sarah was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an entirely tan suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with his god.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse, PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2500 sp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is short and silver. His ears are large.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Ralf hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bounty Hunter. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Professionalism, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 140 gp. Sard (50 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her silver hair is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Riswynn hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. Riswynn is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She is a Succubi in disguise. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He wears his white hair down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (50 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born in the west. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He carries a battered bow and tarnished greataxe as well. His brown fur is braided into rings. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Kite was born the youngest of three triplets. His childhood dream was to be a Courier, but he was a colossal failure. 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 feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 50 gp.