Description: This tall, slender woman has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. She has dyed her greying blue hair a little too much giving a sharp blue color. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Ishte hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a simple black robe with white stripes complete with hood. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

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. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and elven compassion

Flaws: Racist, Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He very much looks the part of a Bricklayer. He has moderate length orange fur. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Shifting was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He's also a talented Brewer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Poor, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He carries with him a set of crossbows, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His blonde hair is cut short. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Ur-Masi was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has achieved small success as a Bellfounder.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sickle, but if one is not available he will default to his halberd. He has wavy beige fur. His copper eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Nimble enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Nimble was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He sports a flattop fur cut. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He bought a scimitar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a club, but if one is not available she will default to her bastard sword. Her brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His crest is green and very short. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.