Description: She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 pp. Azurite (14 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Azurite (14 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears his blonde hair down. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has wavy blonde hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Erdan never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Professionalism, Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Guard. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 10000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. With bright red hair. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Cook but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Helen grew up listening to her mother's many stories. 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 morningstar.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. She wears her red hair down. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Balifra was born with her father's beautiful face. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 17000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'6" and muscular, this western man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a very tight haircut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to protect his home

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.