Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Portia was born the youngest of three triplets. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Butcher and was forced into it by her family; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his rusty crest in a flapper bob. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. The war was a terrible time for him, and Norkruuth does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has wavy black hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He has achieved small success as a Knight.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'4". She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a grey scarf. Her brown hair is well kept. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1400 sp. Moss agate (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tattered old clothes. His white fur is heavily combed to the left. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are yellow.

Personality: River hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born in a small forest village. River was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. River decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his lance with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This light-skinned male is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Dreali hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Dreali alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. 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 green eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Anastrianna was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Anastrianna's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Myathethil was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. After a long history of fighting, Myathethil and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 cp.