Description: This younger middle-aged man wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has wavy brass crest. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a blue and brown robe with the hood down. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her blonde hair is lengthy. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and balancing her hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bounty Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears professional attire. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has hazel eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bather born in the past three hundred years. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His rusty crest is matted, messy, and big. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Patrin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Patrin liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has blonde hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Immeral is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a great chef.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of lances on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Thea isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. 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: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He wears a fancy grey suit. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mercenary.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is long and black with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Orsik never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.