Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is red and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born into a rich family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Ar-Kaius never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: An older man who is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, he is not a threatening figure. His purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bricklayer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Revenge; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His red hair is braided into rings. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Oskar wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Adept, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Miner they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Seamstress, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 170 gp. Jade (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears dull black sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. Her red hair is still thick. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Bune 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 Bune. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 900 gp. White opal (1600 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Veit was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Butcher for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 130 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small red clips. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Butcher. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Butcher arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Anastrianna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Red spinel (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears skinny pants and wears a violet and pastel robe with the hood down. He has no hair. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Charles has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This woman wears an entirely black suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She receives visions of the future at random moments

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. Her parents enrolled her in a Fighter school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. After a long history of fighting, Raiann and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.