Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his lance with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'10" when asserting himself. His hair is chestnut and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He struck the Fisher job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His black hair is thinning but still full. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kairon 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 Kairon. After a long history of fighting, Kairon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Weaver profession.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This woman wears tattered old clothes. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She usually wears her brown robe and has her rapier always slung over her shoulder. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her brown fur in a flapper bob. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is typically in her Actor uniform. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Actor who has hired her part-time. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She got into the Actor business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Actor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Actor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the east to a Butcher, Emeny learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Emeny was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 80 gp.