Description: He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He has a hunchback. He wears his blonde hair down. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Miles was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is content

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Manfred was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. A true patriot, Clerebold would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Clerebold hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man usually wears his white robe and has his nunchaku always slung over his shoulder. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Balimaar was born with his father's beautiful face. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Soapmaker. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. Carnelian (60 gp).