Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is baby faced.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Howard is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the south to a Blacksmith, Howard learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Blacksmith for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 160 gp. Hematite (11 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Thorpe has worked very hard to control his curse. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this southern woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born in the south. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. He wears his golden hair up. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is blonde and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Fallond lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His gray fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Right-Handed is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in Right-Handed's homeland. Right-Handed decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman wears green trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has dyed her greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Daar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Servant. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to be a banker again

Flaws: Addict, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 90 gp. Peridot (80 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 2'10" and is wearing a long, red cloak. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. When Marigold reached her early adolescence her Halfling 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Banded mail.