Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he very much looks the part of a Shepherd. His rusty crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born in the west. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and 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

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

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. Zunn was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this northern woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. This silver eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Merchant kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and 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: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hlin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'4" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 cp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and a wedding ring on his right hand. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the south. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. After a long history of fighting, Nordak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears just a violet suit. He has wavy red hair. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Arannis hails from a village terrorized by drow. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Miner. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears dull black sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed mace, just in case. Her copper crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Hethress hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She struck the Healer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).