Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her red fur is singed and shortened. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Gardener business.

History: Lone lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Marastyr was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Marastyr never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small white clips. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. Silver pearl (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with white slacks and is in decent physical shape. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arannis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a black vest and prefers brown and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tanglar studied abroad. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Deep green spinel (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Jet (80 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'0" when asserting herself. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length scarlet crest. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tatyan 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 Tatyan. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 cp. 4 Antitoxin. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a black tunic with grey highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Hagren isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born into a rich family. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 11000 sp. Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her tied-back hair is silver. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Bimpnottin hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Masseuse 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 revenge against dire rats; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.