Description: He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hammer, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. He has wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hadarai fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'2" and is wearing a long, brown cloak. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her auburn hair down. She has a tattooed face.

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 is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Nalaed was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has shaved her head bald. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. 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 comes from a rich western family. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 17000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. The war was a terrible time for him, and Umpen does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Umpen was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shield with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has dyed her greying blue hair a little too much giving a sharp blue color. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her brass crest is greasy and uncared for. She has red eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a blue tunic with grey highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her golden hair is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Symma enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She got into the Guard business at a young age. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and balancing her hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears skinny pants and wears a black and violet robe with the hood down. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Mormog has worked very hard to control his curse. He bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Black opal (500 gp). Obsidian (11 gp).

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this eastern man is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Suhnae was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Debt. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.