Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He usually wears his black robe and has his warhammer always slung over his shoulder. His crest, while still mostly green, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Body Guard profession.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has achieved small success as a Sailor.

Motivation: To be a Body Guard again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Job, Nature, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She dresses like a well dressed Gardener does. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Gardener but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Gardener responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is singed and shortened. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Aerdeth's homeland. Aerdeth decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. 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 to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red spinel (50 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Amber (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Peridot (60 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, pastel shirt, and white tie. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her white hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Trained by her mother 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 feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks. He wears his chestnut hair down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is an amazing painter.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered gnolls who tried to eat his hand. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 11000 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears baggy red pantaloons and a brown scarf. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Faran was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Guardian. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is silver and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Grai was born with her mother's beautiful face. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Beggar. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.