Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, marred by sweets. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born in the west to a Body Guard, Gerald learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Glassblower, but he got bored and became a Body Guard. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She usually wears her yellow robe and has her hand crossbow always slung over her shoulder. She wears her golden hair up. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Jane was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 24000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Map Maker who has hired him part-time. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gifted student he started as a Mason, but he got bored and became a Map Maker. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, blue shirt, and brown tie. She has moderate length brown hair. Her black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Spy but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She became a Spy soon after.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he usually wears his grey robe and has his quarterstaff always slung over his shoulder. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Spy who has hired him part-time. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Uraim's homeland. Uraim decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 190 gp. Amber (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This eastern woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her purple hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: She was born in the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Terse. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes, he is not a threatening figure. His blue hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Sammal's homeland. Sammal decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 700 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Orc in existence. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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 has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.