Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Performer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Justice, Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His tied-back hair is white. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Forgetful, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 50 gp. Zircon (50 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a Courier, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her childhood dream was to be a Courier, but she was a colossal failure. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time, and carries bastard swords. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Pennie is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Pennie was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 60 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Banded mail.

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 fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her brown fur is greasy and uncared for. Her copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. After a long history of fighting, Trail and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 370 gp. Jade (120 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears professional attire. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Paelias hails from a village terrorized by illithids. 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 taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Hoglik is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Persistence, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2200 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). 3 Holy water.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, marred by beers. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

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

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.