Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a black costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Modean was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Modean 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 Modean. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 11000 cp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Nagrette enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Hedonist. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is dark red and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1700 sp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a white armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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 son.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His first spouse was a Masseuse, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 pp. Moss agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). White pearl (40 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'0". She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather, and her gloved hand is found clutching a glaive. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born in the north. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is content

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30000 cp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: He wears grey trousers with brown and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and carries nunchakus. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Conrad was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She wears a white shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She carries a battered greatsword and tarnished hand crossbow as well. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Cora was born the youngest of three triplets. After coming to the age of reason, Cora took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak and is in decent physical shape. Her long cinnamon fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Trail was born with her mother's beautiful face. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Sculptor they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Scribe, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Spyglass. 1 Superior lock. 1 Average lock. 1 Superior lock.

Description: He stands about 6'8" and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Marshal but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Painter father left him crippled. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Gifted, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.