Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born in the south to a Sellsword, Alice learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Slave, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears skinny pants and wears a black and violet robe with the hood down. He sports a flattop hair cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear flannel. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Shane was born the youngest of three triplets. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Shane alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Fletcher for hire.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Blacksmith 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 has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 sp.