Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a hunchback. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He has brown eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gnarsh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Military, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: An older man who is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, grey shirt, and blue tie, he is not a threatening figure. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 53. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insane, Selfish, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 80 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting gnolls, the young Hobart began to lead the lost caravan. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Being a Priest kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available he will default to his sai. His crest is green and curly. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Kiirith studied abroad. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Her fur is red and curly. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Barkeep arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. She wears a colorful flower in her cinnamon fur. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Tree took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up club and armor she uses now. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with yellow slacks. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Coral (160 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver crest is still thick. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. After coming to the age of reason, Baradad took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 30 pp. Amethyst (150 gp).