Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her yellow fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She got into the Guard business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Guard job and began her own company from there.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: She wears a blue shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortspears and glaives. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has shaved her head bald. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears tattered old clothes. She sports auburn long hair. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Margery lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Margery 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. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His golden hair is cut short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Patrick was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Shepherd kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1800 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. The war was a terrible time for her, and Nogu does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Nogu reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 9000 sp. Pink pearl (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a long, yellow cloak. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His silver hair is still thick. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Junk Dealer. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new junk dealer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She is portly but not overly obese. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Verna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 gp.