Description: 6'10" and muscular, this eastern man wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His blue hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 pp. Citrine (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her white fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing a long, black cloak. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears her black hair up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Nikki was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nikki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is physically well-built. Her head has been shaved. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

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 is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bricklayer business.

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. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bricklayer. He's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Jet (60 gp). Blue diamond (8000 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a brown shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Cartwright. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp).