Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He carries a battered rapier and tarnished lance as well. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zâthra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and half-orc compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull violet iron scale mail. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shepherd who has hired him part-time. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Being a Shepherd 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 is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'2" northern man, he wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sculptor they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Soapmaker, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Family, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this southern man prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Greedy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Black opal (1300 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born in the north. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a dyer again

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 gp.