Description: He tends to wear a large black jacket. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shield, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Argran took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up shield and armor he uses now. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 700 sp. Jasper (20 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: Veit wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and balancing his hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She wears a yellow shirt with thin green vertical stripes and blue pants. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She has green eyes.

Personality: Giselle 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 able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She struck the Servant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Shepherd does. She carries a battered shield and tarnished monstrous two handed axe as well. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shepherd work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shepherd work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. She is portly but not overly obese. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. She has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Sarah 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 has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

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

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Breastplate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She got into the Map Maker business at a young age. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Furrele and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She carries a battered kukri and tarnished crossbow as well. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Callie 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... Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has taken up work as a Crown-heir and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 150 gp. Red spinel (40 gp).

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 a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Butcher. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp).

Description: 6'8" and muscular, this eastern woman wears black trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her copper crest is long and unkept. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 sp.