Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His red crest is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. A true patriot, Nykkan would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hammers and sickles. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Enidda hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her bow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is portly but not overly obese. She has styled her black crest well, parting it to the left. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her feathered black hat.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 sp. 2 Holy water.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His black hair is long and unkept. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

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. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'1" when asserting herself. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She is a Lamia in disguise. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. She has wavy brown hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

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 Elf in existence. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. While she appears to be a normal Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a grey collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has wavy black hair. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Knight.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: 6'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his ceremonial dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His green crest has been sun bleached extensively. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a stylist again

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Jade (50 gp).