Description: He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak, and he perpetually has his shield ready. He keeps his scarlet crest in a flapper bob. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Assassin.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Assassin responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a long, green cloak. She has brass crest. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a Map Maker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Frug liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 110 pp. Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Red spinel (80 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: 6'6" and muscular, this northern woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A freak accident while working with her Courier father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Actor

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

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born into a rich family. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Glassblower.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to be a adventurer again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Debt, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff, marred by beers. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and black robe with the hood down. He wears his silver hair up. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Nutae enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Nutae 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. Nutae decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'10". He wears a red shirt with thin black vertical stripes and white pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sellsword for the past few years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 50 gp.