Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scythes and sickles. He keeps his brown fur in a flapper bob. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Skirt was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Skirt's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Skirt and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is wearing a long, yellow cloak. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She sports red long hair. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (100 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born in a small island village. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She bought a hammer and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 80 gp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Blorg abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a black scarf. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Quarion grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Quarion. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her purple hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Bryseis hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting dire rats, the young Bryseis began to lead the lost caravan. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longbow, but if one is not available she will default to her falchion. Her crest is cut close to her head. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her white fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her copper eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is chestnut and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Sammal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and balancing his hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).