Description: An older man who is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and blue handkerchief worn on his right side, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 10 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bowyer. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His childhood dream was to be a Roofer, but he was a colossal failure. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Golden pearl (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His scarlet crest is matted, messy, and big. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Heskan hails from a village terrorized by giants. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Heskan was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She usually wears her red robe and has her glaive always slung over her shoulder. She has a hunchback. She has slicked back brown hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Verna was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice, Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 80 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Qemuel is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Crown-heir and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Family, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 900 sp. Zircon (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, she is not a threatening figure. Her crest is cut close to her head. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Nala lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Spy work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spy work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Spy job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and doesn't want to be a spy and was forced into it by her family

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: He wears a white top hat and white clothes. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Arara lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Arara was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Arara's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. 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.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 sp.