Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a bow on his belt. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Nil was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Nil decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 cp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She carries with her a set of longbows on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: She is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 360 pp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She keeps her blue hair in a pixie cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 3'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 70000 cp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest and is in decent physical shape. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Baker. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Williamina reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Williamina was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 gp. Amber (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He usually wears his red robe and has his hammer always slung over his shoulder. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has green eyes and a red hat with a violet feather.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Engraver job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available she will default to her sword. With bright brown hair. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Avice reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and regain custody of her daughter

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A 6'3" southern woman, she prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

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

Possessions: 700 gp. Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp).