Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 sp. Zircon (60 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This woman wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a scimitar on her belt. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He wears long strands of amber and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He carries with him a set of daggers on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His black hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Robert was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. After coming to the age of reason, Robert took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 cp.