Description: A 5'1" western woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She keeps her long purple hair kept up in a rat tail. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines silver.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. After a long history of fighting, Shax and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 120 gp. Silver pearl (70 gp).

Description: Standing 5'5", this man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Forcas hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Banker for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a greataxe, but if one is not available she will default to her halberd. Her beige fur is lengthy. Her fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Cask has worked very hard to control her curse. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 42000 sp.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is physically well-built. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A freak accident while working with her Dyer father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He takes great joy in being the best Shoemaker in town.

History: He got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He struck the Shoemaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and balancing his hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears just a red suit. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To protect her home; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sellsword hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp).

Description: This woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her eyes are gold.

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 has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: Shax lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Lorilla is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1200 sp.