Description: This malnourished man wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has wavy brown hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Brottor was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Brottor alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 390 gp. Jet (130 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Amber (130 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is white and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rurik fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 22000 cp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a green shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and tan pants. She wears her red crest down. She has gold eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Servant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 sp. Jasper (50 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has white eyes.

Personality: He is a Cook first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Barakas enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Barakas was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Cook job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and white handkerchief worn on his left side. He is physically well-built. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Fibblestib grew up listening to his father's many stories. Fibblestib 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. Fibblestib decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Insane, Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 cp. Jasper (40 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. 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: He is a Lycanthrope in disguise. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 70 gp. Red spinel (130 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is long and red with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Erdan was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Engraver. After a long history of fighting, Erdan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Average lock. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears professional attire. He has dyed his greying black fur a little too much giving a sharp black color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Right-Handed was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has a crush on the local ploughman

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a Sculptor, her father struggled to pay the bills. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.