Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has slicked back chestnut hair. 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 takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. 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 Sellsword. She has worked as a Sellsword like her father before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. 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: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jane fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Animal Trainer and was forced into it by her family; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her copper crest is thinning but still full. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Findex does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Findex has worked very hard to control her curse. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her blue hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Markosian never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'2". He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Citrine (30 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 sp. Tourmaline (140 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Soapmaker and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has shaved his head bald. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A freak accident while working with his Barber mother left him crippled. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1400 sp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp).