Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries with her a set of hand crossbows, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her head has been shaved. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His copper crest has been sun bleached extensively. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Mreksh enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Mreksh was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shield, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the south to a Fortune-teller, Great learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She struck the Fortune-teller job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 70 pp. Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears an eyepatch.

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 is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her crest is scarlet and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He sports a flattop hair cut. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Ahvain was born the youngest of three triplets. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 160 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Peridot (80 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His red fur is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his copper eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the east to a Unemployed, Shivering learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he usually wears his black robe and has his nunchaku always slung over his shoulder. He wears his black hair up. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.