Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is typically in his Unemployed uniform. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her small green hat.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Coral (60 gp).

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a red and green robe with the hood down. She carries a battered spear and tarnished greataxe as well. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Fisher. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. A gifted student she started as a Butcher, but she got bored and became a Fisher. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Igden grew up listening to his father's many stories. Igden abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and balancing his hectic life and new knight responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 9000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp).

Description: This man is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Nicholas was born with his mother's beautiful face. His childhood dream was to be a Animal Trainer, but he was a colossal failure. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Nicholas never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Job, Attractive, In love, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this northern man wears dull black sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. His crest is gold and very short. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Sethrekar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 40 pp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Jade (100 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Amethyst (100 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is blue and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Modean was born the youngest of three triplets. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Layabout who has hired her part-time. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Maynild reached her early adolescence her Human mother 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 has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Courier. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Courier.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Gubu lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Butcher they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Apothecary, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.