Description: She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Bendoo hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bendoo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Courier profession.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt. His head has been shaved. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears dull brown sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case. He has dyed his greying black fur a little too much giving a sharp black color. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Flame was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Armorer. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She stands about 4'2" and usually wears her brown robe and has her rapier always slung over her shoulder. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

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. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Whurdred has worked very hard to control her curse. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and money/treasure

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His scarlet crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp).

Description: Standing 2'10", this man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Tailor born in the past three hundred years. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 sp. Moonstone (70 gp).