Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear flannel. His white hair is thinning but still full. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad red hat.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Carrie grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Carrie. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp).

Description: He wears professional attire, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'9" when asserting himself. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Quarion hails from a village terrorized by goblins. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Quarion grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Quarion. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Pacifist, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars, and is pretty ugly. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his golden hair up. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He bought a pickaxe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and he has a crush on the local jeweler

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2200 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp).