Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He sports a flattop fur cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Smoking hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Smoking fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born in the west to a Cartwright, Kithri learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to be a bellfounder again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.