Description: The light-skinned woman stands 6'2" and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Mercenary but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mercenary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mercenary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Shoemaker again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Hematite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'2" and muscular, this eastern man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Alberich was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Butcher. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Tailor they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Butcher, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

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

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: He wears a pastel coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His brown fur is still thick. This copper eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 10 pp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears skinny pants and wears a brown and grey robe with the hood down. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bookbinder. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a Mercenary, his father struggled to pay the bills. Thomas 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has dyed her greying purple hair a little too much giving a sharp purple color. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Seere's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Seere was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Barber like her father before her.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he usually wears his green robe and has his hand crossbow always slung over his shoulder. His long silver crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Torinn studied abroad. At a young age his mother died while driving off some goblins. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in hand crossbow use. 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. Torinn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a large red jacket. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small red clips. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trym lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears a red shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a hunchback. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a tattooed face.

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 able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 7000 sp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.