Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'8" when asserting himself. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Shamash is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Shamash hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bricklayer. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bricklayer for hire.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her red hair is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. A friendly and beautiful Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

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. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 6'1". She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. She has dyed her greying white fur a little too much giving a sharp white color. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

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. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in the east to a Navigator, Orsik learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He's also a talented Doctor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: This man wears just a blue suit. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Coral (120 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a black shirt with thin green vertical stripes and brown pants. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ûshbaka grew up listening to his father's many stories. Through the years after Ûshbaka was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ûshbaka's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Ûshbaka and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. She has white eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 110 gp. Jet (40 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Layabout. His blonde hair is cut short. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Red garnet (60 gp).

Description: This man wears tattered old clothes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Lorm speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 180 gp.