Description: This light-skinned male is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Shane was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Shane never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Human compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Mentor, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with black slacks. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her left hand. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Anne wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... 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: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 10000 cp. Amber (160 gp).