Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a pastel suit, black shirt, and yellow tie, and he perpetually has his dagger ready. His beige fur is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Blacksmith, but he got bored and became a Mercenary. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'9" southern woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Birel was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Birel's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Birel and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Sardonyx (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Pink diamond (6000 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and black handkerchief worn on his left side. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He bought a shield and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 6000 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Galiena was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants, he is not a threatening figure. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Fivin was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Coral (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His childhood dream was to be a Beggar, but he was a colossal failure. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Balifra enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. Her addictions have taken their toll on her wallet, and she has found herself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1100 pp. Black star sapphire (900 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.