Description: 6'2" and muscular, this northern man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length red crest. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Heskan liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a greatsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly daggers and crossbows. His yellow fur is thinning but still full. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Elegant was born the youngest of three triplets. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born in a small desert village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She tends to her Hunter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to be a body guard again

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 cp. Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: She stands about 4'3" and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is short and auburn. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the north to a Marshal, Bardryn learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Layabout. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born in the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Vepar's homeland. Vepar decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Orla took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up greataxe and armor she uses now. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Godfrey and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears baggy white pantaloons and a brown scarf, and is pretty ugly. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Orthog lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2200 gp.

Description: An older man who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, he is not a threatening figure. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Berrian was born with his father's beautiful face. After coming to the age of reason, Berrian took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 2 Antitoxin.