Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a bastard sword on her belt. Her bronze crest is smooth and relatively long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Performer. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Jaxi was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Performer. She's also a talented Miller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and balancing her hectic life and new performer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This malnourished woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a body guard again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 80 gp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp). 3 Holy water.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. Her hair is white and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has achieved small success as a Beggar.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with grey slacks. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has beige fur. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her blue hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Markosian never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her gray fur is matted, messy, and big. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1 Hourglass.

Description: This northern woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her crest is short and black. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Body Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. 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: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available he will default to his falchion. His gray fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Quick was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is dressed in an above average manner. She has wavy brown hair. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. When Emen reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 sp. Red spinel (60 gp). 1 Silk rope.