Description: He is lean but muscular and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are gray and beady.

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 Scribe profession.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Damien was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Fortune-teller. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a scribe again

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 sp. Hematite (10 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She likes to wear black tank tops with green skirt. Her bronze crest is still thick. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She likes to wear black tank tops with brown skirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.