Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Animal Trainer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He bought a scythe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Body Guard business.

History: He was born into a rich family. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She tends to wear a large black jacket. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Ishte wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Born in the east to a Beggar, Ishte learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her first spouse was a Fisher, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a large green jacket. His hair is brown and curly. His silver eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a green costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He has dyed his greying purple hair a little too much giving a sharp purple color. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Melech was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Adventurer and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Adventurer.

Motivation: To be a Performer again; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears long strands of amethyst and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length white crest. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Valida's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Onyx (20 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He keeps his orange fur in a pixie cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his copper eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Beast was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Beast alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To be a Bowyer again; and many giants want him driven away

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Mentor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 110 gp.