Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Guard business.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: This southern woman prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has no hair. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a violet shirt with thin black vertical stripes and tan pants. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His black crest is greasy and uncared for. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Vrondiss was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has worked as a Unemployed like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his brown hair down. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Aust is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aust fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep white.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aym fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Namfoodle was born the youngest of three triplets. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Namfoodle never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His bronze crest is greasy and uncared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Heskan 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. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 10 pp. Silver pearl (150 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has slicked back black hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.