Description: This malnourished man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is dark but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a white coat with blue slacks. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a Body Guard, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a halberd on his belt. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Oloric studied abroad. He worked as a nervous Dilettante and found it very stressful. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longbows and bastard swords. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available he will default to his warhammer. His dark red hair is knotted and matted. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Amber (90 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her tied-back hair is white. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a fancy black suit. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

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. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Obsidian (9 gp).