Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and is pretty ugly. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She has violet eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting orcs, the young Helgret began to lead the lost caravan. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 2 Antitoxin.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Tomi is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He takes great joy in being the best Body Guard in town.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with white slacks. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Lone abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his trident, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His silver hair is braided into rings. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Guard born in the past three hundred years. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her golden hair is well kept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Ilanis lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, blue shirt, and green tie. She carries a battered lance and tarnished rapier as well. She wears her chestnut hair down. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. The war was a terrible time for her, and Lilith does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lilith grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. She has a hunchback. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 sp. White pearl (160 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: 6'9" and muscular, this northern man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His brown fur is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 88. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 350 gp.