Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He carries with him a set of maces, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his scarlet crest down. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Arjhan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A freak accident while working with his Shoemaker mother left him crippled. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arjhan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Bethrynna was born the youngest of three triplets. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears green trousers with white and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length black crest. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He got into the Knight business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Gardener, but he was a colossal failure. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His white fur is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. After a long history of fighting, Quick and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Azurite (13 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her white crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hethress fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A 5'3" northern man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He hates Tieflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He got into the Guard business at a young age. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'10". He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Cook, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to be a cook again

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is red and curly. Her white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: To be a Mortician again; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Rich, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 cp.