Description: This dark-skinned male sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Sellsword profession.

History: Tordek lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Tordek was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Tordek decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shortbow, but if one is not available she will default to her shortspear. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Shaena was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Stableman, marred by sweets. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her ears are large.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stableman for the past few years.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Slave, Job, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears green trousers with violet and yellow striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her rusty crest is smooth and relatively long. She has red eyes and a green hat with a violet feather.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Nala lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 80 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. The war was a terrible time for her, and Arara does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Arara was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Red spinel (120 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has white hair. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Priest they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Junk Dealer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a tan vest and prefers brown and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. Sard (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Gunnloda was born the youngest of three triplets. She worked as a nervous Actor and found it very stressful. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scimitar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is physically well-built. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are silver.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Balam and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 sp. Onyx (70 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.