Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses like a well dressed Knight does. His chestnut hair is still thick. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Knight. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Knight for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Knight responsibilities is difficult; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Moss agate (12 gp).

Description: This woman prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears her auburn hair down. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. After coming to the age of reason, Nedda took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Barber

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

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the south. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 10 pp. Jasper (20 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

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. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bounty Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a simple blue robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hadarai does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Dyer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Cynical, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her bronze crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Flaws: Secretive, Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His red hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Manfred hails from a village terrorized by drow. After coming to the age of reason, Manfred took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his blonde hair down. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. A freak accident while working with his Scribe mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 30 gp. Amber (50 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Baker uniform, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Norûk was born the youngest of three triplets. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He tends to his Baker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.