Description: He is a husky man, who typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Guard born in the past three hundred years. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He got into the Guard business at a young age. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a black vest and prefers grey and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her rusty crest is lengthy. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears professional attire. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Through the years after Anne was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Anne's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She carries a battered sai and tarnished warhammer as well. Her blue hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise silver. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses like a well dressed Soapmaker does. Her hair is golden and curly. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the north to a Soapmaker, Joan learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a black coat with green slacks. She carries with her a set of longswords, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. 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 likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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. Quelenna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Greedy, Fearful, Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a brown shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and black pants. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a black vest and prefers yellow and red shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has no crest. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bellfounder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bellfounder work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Bellfounder like his mother before him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Peridot (20 gp).