Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born in the south. In her 20th 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Rose (20 gp).

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears his silver hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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. Pog fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a tan shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Roywyn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 50 gp. Sard (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants, and is pretty ugly. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He got into the Apothecary business at a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lucan grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Lucan. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Apothecary for hire.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1400 sp. Iolite (40 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is red and very short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Roofer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She likes to wear brown tank tops with pastel skirt. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: Falkrunn lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. After a long history of fighting, Falkrunn and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to protect his home

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His crest, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 80 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear flannel. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. He has green eyes and a grey hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 170 gp.