Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Dimble was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive, Greedy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: High pitched, excited

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

Description: She is a mite stocky and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. 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: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Ootah lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Ploughman for hire.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and revenge

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gorgûm was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Mason. She has done her best to style her cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. The war was a terrible time for her, and Cloud does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Cloud was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Mason for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mason responsibilities is difficult; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her green crest, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Megren has worked very hard to control her curse. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bows and swords. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 40 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: She wears black trousers with blue and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is physically well-built. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Brewer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. His head has been shaved. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Banded mail.