Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Avelina hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 240 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp).

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her red hair is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Painter profession.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His childhood dream was to be a Painter, but he was a colossal failure. Recently the stress of being a Blacksmith has made it difficult for him to sleep.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 cp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and he perpetually has his halberd ready. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.