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 tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has white hair. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. A true patriot, Manea would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She worked as a nervous Mercenary and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 340 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has moderate length red hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His first spouse was a Detective, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Detective they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Tanner, and he later adopted a second son.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born in the south. Rosalind was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Servant. She has worked as a Servant like her mother before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 40 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp).

Description: This man wears a green armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady silver eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 26. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Barakas 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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Body Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He is portly but not overly obese. He has wavy copper crest. He has red eyes and a green hat with a black feather.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in the south. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and a deep hatred of brigands

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 130 gp. Azurite (16 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'6". She dresses like a well dressed Animal Trainer does. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Siffress was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a Animal Trainer soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult; and to be a ruler again

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 320 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Citrine (40 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nelkin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 cp. Obsidian (8 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Shamil hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Shamil was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.