Description: This dark-skinned female wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her flail with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Alain's homeland. Alain decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Barkeep; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. Black opal (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a yellow shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and brown pants. She carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished kukri as well. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 Sailor. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She carries a battered shortbow and tarnished lance as well. She wears her silver hair up. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she prefers to wear flannel. Her white fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Shivering was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and many orcs want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 160 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Travok grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. After a long history of fighting, Travok and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Cynical, Addict, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 80 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 3 Acid flasks.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy purple stubble. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He has a hunchback. His purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his silver eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is long and red with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 83. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His first spouse was a Mercenary, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 70 pp.