Description: He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Az-Bror hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His white hair is knotted and matted. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

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 helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Blacksmith for hire.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to be a sellsword again

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 40 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. The war was a terrible time for her, and Abalaba does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Through the years after Abalaba was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Abalaba's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Abalaba and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miller who has hired her part-time. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Birel was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Miller. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He usually wears his black robe and has his axe always slung over his shoulder. He has a hunchback. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 a great chef.

History: Born in the south to a Bookbinder, Mantus learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. Being a Bookbinder kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Red spinel (160 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 11. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 80 gp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears her lavender fur down. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Windy has worked very hard to control her curse. She's also a talented Barrister, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she's in love

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 210 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

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. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her rapier with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is an epitome of beauty. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Sutha wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).