Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His eyes are likewise silver. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Iolite (60 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a green armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. This black eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Astaro was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Tailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand her business; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Amber (100 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Sard (50 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has achieved small success as a Cook.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a blue shirt with thin red vertical stripes and grey pants. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. The war was a terrible time for him, and Thamior does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 5000 sp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). White pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Engraver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and many goblins want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 23000 sp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 2'11" and muscular, this western man is dressed in earthy colors with a white and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He has gray eyes.

Personality: Purban hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. Purban enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Purban took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up morningstar and armor he uses now. He bought a morningstar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'9" and wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His ears are large.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Alex grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Alex. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears a simple violet robe with green stripes complete with hood. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson violet hat.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a Guard, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She's also a talented Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Guard again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a brown vest and prefers black and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Jarana isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Apothecary profession.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Jarana liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Seamstress.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp. Coral (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.