Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He has shaved his head bald. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He takes great joy in being the best Guard in town.

History: Ralf hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears white trousers with brown and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is brown and curly. 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 never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He bought a nunchaku and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 900 sp. Rose (40 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Painter 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: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 sp. Citrine (20 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). 1 Full Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with violet slacks, and carries scimitars. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. The war was a terrible time for him, and Jocelyn does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When Jocelyn reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. He is baby faced.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and human compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2100 sp. Black pearl (900 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Crowbar. 1 Average lock. 1 Disguise kit.