Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears grey trousers with red and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Rurik alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her warhammer with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Abalaba was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 17000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her blue hair is knotted and matted. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She worked as a nervous Mason and found it very stressful. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Sellsword again.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 pp. Sard (60 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is violet, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a very tight haircut. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. 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: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 pp. Moss agate (14 gp). White opal (500 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Emerald (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Delre lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp. Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has no hair. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available she will default to her scimitar, she is not a threatening figure. She has auburn hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Laborer born in the past three hundred years. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

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. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She's also a talented Mason, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Red garnet (70 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). 3 Holy water. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her yellow fur is greasy and uncared for. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 60 pp.