Description: She is a mite stocky and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson blue hat.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Banker father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This woman tends to wear a violet poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Mara hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She struck the Mercenary job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and many brigands want her driven away

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is short and white. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Sorath was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Sorath decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. 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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A gifted student she started as a Mayor, but she got bored and became a Baker. She has worked as a Baker like her mother before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 10 pp. Golden pearl (110 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso, and is pretty ugly. His brass crest is matted, messy, and big. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has worked as a Crown-heir like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This eastern woman wears dull tan sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. 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. Xanaphia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and carries shortbows. His brass crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the south to a Assassin, Vrondiss learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Assassin. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a very tight haircut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. The war was a terrible time for him, and Oblar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 120 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Phelaia was born with her mother's beautiful face. She was taken from her home at a very young age. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 90 pp. 3 Thunderstones.