Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She is typically in her Locksmith uniform. She has a hunchback. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Shaena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Unemployed for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to protect his home

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her scarlet crest is smooth and relatively long. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

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. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jheri fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). White pearl (160 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a quarterstaff on her belt. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born in the south. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Extrovert. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'1" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She is baby faced.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. After coming to the age of reason, Dee took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. He carries a battered mace and tarnished trident as well. He sports a flattop hair cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Bloodstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes, and he perpetually has his scythe ready. His chestnut hair is still thick. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his broad grey hat.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Simon grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Crown-heir they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Jeweler, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. He carries with him a set of scythes on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

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. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Blacksmith, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 50 pp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Iolite (20 gp).