Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Blossom was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His purple hair is braided into rings. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Barakas hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His black hair is singed and shortened. He has red eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Knight for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her scimitar with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Markosian is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Vondal abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 30 pp. Banded agate (13 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. His white fur has been sun bleached extensively. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. 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: Cloak 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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Brottor lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He's also a talented Marshal, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 230 pp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). White pearl (50 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She usually wears her brown robe and has her flail always slung over her shoulder. She has a hunchback. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Ruler. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2400 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Zircon (70 gp).