Description: She is a husky woman, who wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available she will default to her greatsword. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born in the south to a Bather, Valida learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She struck the Bather job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 13000 sp. Jasper (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Bookbinder but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 sp. Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Now she works as a singing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A 6'8" eastern woman, she wears dull black sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed monstrous two handed axe, just in case. Her copper crest is unkempt and raggedy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Sora lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bowyer and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Silver pearl (110 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is black and curly. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Egelina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and doesn't want to be a barkeep and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is a great chef.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Sailor arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scythe.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is blue and curly. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has purple hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Ea has worked very hard to control her curse. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.