Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a grey vest and prefers blue and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a very tight haircut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Nicholas has worked very hard to control his curse. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His childhood dream was to be a Beggar, but he was a colossal failure. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Jocelyn never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Simon is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Body Guard profession.

History: He was born in the south. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Blacksmith for hire.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has no hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 Shepherd. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

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 parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Unemployed and was forced into it by his family; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3100 sp.