Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His golden hair is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kyle studied abroad. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Kyle's homeland. Kyle decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Jet (160 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, grey shirt, and red tie. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ovina grew up listening to her father's many stories. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has worked as a Knight like her father before her.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 pp. Sard (40 gp). Coral (130 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Ernest alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Ernest never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears just a yellow suit. She is an epitome of beauty. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Isabella was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'5" northern woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Aym was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fletcher responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.