Description: He stands about 6'7" and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: An older woman who wears just a white suit, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is cut short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bowyer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bowyer for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born in a small island village. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Banded agate (8 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy yellow suit. He is physically well-built. He has moderate length golden hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Dreali was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Slave Trader job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. She has green eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2300 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His gray fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. This copper eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: River was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Veloptima lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Veloptima alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is baby faced.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Audhild studied abroad. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Architect work with an outfit from a few towns over. Architect work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 190 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she very much looks the part of a Mayor. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her first spouse was a Body Guard, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.