Description: This southern man wears tattered old clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. His silver hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Body Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect his home; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears white trousers with blue and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, Yevelda was taken on many hunting expeditions. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She bought a lance and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This malnourished man wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his rapier. His silver hair is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

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 takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a Laborer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Laborer again; and balancing his hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She tends to wear a large grey jacket. Her golden hair is cut short. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Alice was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Bowyer.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is typically in his Herbalist uniform. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has shaved his head bald. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the east to a Herbalist, Tod learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a junk dealer again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is white and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Geva was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Weaver for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a weaver and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has moderate length red hair. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Drenna was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She tends to wear a large yellow jacket. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Avice was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.