Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Simon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She found a children's book about a Halfling Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She stands about 5'3" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Valanthe grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Valanthe abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Star rose quartz (20 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 230 gp.