Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear flannel. His blonde hair is cut short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is greedy; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This man typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His black fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. 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: He was born into a rich family. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in Shadow's homeland. Shadow decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: He wears dull black sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. He keeps his purple hair in a flapper bob. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Mantus lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barrister. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: 3'7" and muscular, this western man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Body Guard. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has a very tight haircut. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Dabbledob is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Dabbledob was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Dabbledob never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. Her auburn hair is well kept. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born into a rich family. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and tiefling compassion

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Nalaed was born with her father's beautiful face. Her first spouse was a Cook, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears his auburn hair up. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a red feather.

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 is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Seamstress, but he got bored and became a Guard. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A 4'11" western woman, she wears brown trousers with black and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has black hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Locksmith but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the west to a Locksmith, Elysande learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She became a Locksmith soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Gifted, Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 320 gp.