Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. A friendly and beautiful Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She got into the Mercenary business at a young age. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. She has worked as a Mercenary like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

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

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Naivara hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 cp. Moonstone (80 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This man tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is still thick. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born to a Mason, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Being a Sellsword kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This man wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Greedy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 sp.

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 fur is yellow and curly. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. After coming to the age of reason, Nurkara took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears grey trousers with violet and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Urshar is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She got into the Cartwright business at a young age. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has taken up work as a Cartwright and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Terse, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Ernest's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Tourmaline (130 gp).