Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Gifted from a young age, Joser studied abroad. A freak accident while working with his Gardener father left him crippled. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise copper.

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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born in the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the north were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: She stands about 6'1" and wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available she will default to her shortspear. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a colorful flower in her blue hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Aym was born with her mother's beautiful face. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 sp. Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and white tie. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His long brass crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Kaladan has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 30000 cp. Jasper (40 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lûgnak 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 Lûgnak. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Disease, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Star ruby (800 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Sard (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born in a small plains village. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 20 pp. Deep green spinel (130 gp).

Description: This malnourished man sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Baker responsibilities is difficult; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. Her golden hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shepherd who has hired her part-time. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her childhood dream was to be a Sage, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.