Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His red hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man prefers to wear flannel. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His hair is short and brown. He has red eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He takes great joy in being the best Cartwright in town.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 worked as a Cartwright like his mother before him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greatsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is portly but not overly obese. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her top black hat.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She is portly but not overly obese. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Callybon is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Callybon alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and revenge

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears tattered old clothes. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and doesn't want to be a sage and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Body Guard but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Hematite (15 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has white hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is a great chef.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Eldon took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 cp. Red spinel (150 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'1". He likes to wear white tank tops with brown pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a rapier. He has no hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: She wears dull blue sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed flail, just in case, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'0" when asserting herself. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.