Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His green crest is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Shamash liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red crest. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a hunchback. She has red crest. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Mishann is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Mishann was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to be a ploughman again

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 90 gp. Jet (70 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a Baker, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Bendoo grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Bendoo. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a white coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. She wears her silver hair up. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Wella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Through the years after Wella was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Wella's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 30 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp).