Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is auburn and curly. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dalgal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: Standing 5'1", this man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tan shirt with thin black vertical stripes and blue pants. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents enrolled her in a Warlock school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 pp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is portly but not overly obese. His cinnamon fur is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After months of barely getting by, Ethereal managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 pp. Pink pearl (110 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'8" and tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born in the west to a Engraver, Vadania learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Sailor, but she was a colossal failure. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears just a yellow suit. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Mindartis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Crown-heir, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears an entirely blue suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has shaved his head bald. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bowyer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His crest is gold and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He worked as a nervous Adventurer and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 20 pp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Amber (70 gp).