Description: He wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered black stockings, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'10" when asserting himself. He wears his beige fur up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Shivering was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Shivering has worked very hard to control his curse. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He got into the Guard business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants and is in decent physical shape. His long black crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He is a Courier first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. After a long history of fighting, Trynnicus and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is wearing a long, pastel cloak. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and sickles. Her red fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. Being a Unemployed kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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 she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Amber (160 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Coral (160 gp). Citrine (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He has wavy brown hair. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Burgell took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up greataxe and armor he uses now. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 80 gp. Onyx (30 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is an epitome of beauty. His golden hair is cut short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She keeps her long copper crest kept up in a rat tail. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Old thin voice

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

Description: This dark-skinned male dresses like a well dressed Miller does. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is black and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Taklinn hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He became a Miller soon after.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Bloodstone (40 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has no fur. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.