Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her hair is silver and curly. She has white eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Ishte was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A freak accident while working with her Mercenary mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1400 sp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). White pearl (70 gp).

Description: A 4'11" northern woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Quelenna never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His crest, while still mostly brass, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His first spouse was a Stylist, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length white crest. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Thunderstones.