Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: The child of a Priest, who enjoyed hunting, Nordak was taken on many hunting expeditions. His first spouse was a Priest, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1500 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Assassin work with an outfit from a few towns over. Assassin work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Assassin.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: This malnourished man wears professional attire. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 21000 sp. Onyx (30 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'9" and wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a warhammer, but if one is not available he will default to his whip. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Lûga was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a blue vest and prefers grey and red shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Himo was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Tourmaline (50 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has no hair. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Wobbles lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears tan trousers with blue and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has moderate length white hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born in the west to a Apothecary, Quarion learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Quarion liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a monstrous two handed axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to be a glassblower again

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Sard (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Tod's homeland. Tod decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tod 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.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 70 gp. Jasper (30 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She keeps her white fur in a flapper bob. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep copper.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has achieved small success as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Onyx (70 gp).