Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is content.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and green handkerchief worn on his left side, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blonde hair is lengthy. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mortician for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 sp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. His brown hair is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a falchion on her belt. She carries with her a set of falchions on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her brown fur is heavily combed to the right. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines yellow.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Right-Handed was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 230 gp. Pink pearl (60 gp). 2 Smokesticks.

Description: She is in excellent shape and sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Interpreter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants, marred by chocolates. He has no hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. After a long history of fighting, Gormogord and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His white crest, when down, is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shamash fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. After a long history of fighting, Lewis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in the north to a Knight, Mindartis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Knight work with an outfit from a few towns over. Knight work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Knight and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 140 gp. Malachite (6 gp).