Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. He carries a battered lance and tarnished sword as well. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gifted student he started as a Courier, but he got bored and became a Seamstress. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is long and red with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When Soveliss reached his early adolescence his Elf father 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 210 pp. Azurite (7 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a large blue jacket. His head has been shaved. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to protect his home

Ideals: Logical, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a grey coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Erdan grew up listening to his father's many stories. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp.