Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has moderate length black hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Wella was born with her father's beautiful face. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. Being a Body Guard kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Flaws: Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her small blue hat.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Meena is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Meena hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman wears dull green sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in the north to a Sellsword, Criella learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. 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: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Job, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 370 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has golden hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Masseuse who has hired her part-time. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the west to a Masseuse, Numba learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Myathethil lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barkeep and was forced into it by her family; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has no hair. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He takes great joy in being the best Performer in town.

History: Azaki was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, 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 Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gifted student she started as a Shipwright, but she got bored and became a Courier. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'7". She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She wears her copper crest up. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a apothecary and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 70 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp).