Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Mara was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bellfounder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Mara and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears bulky black painted plate armor. She wears her black hair up. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker black hat.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brown hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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-sister.

History: Kilvar was born the youngest of three triplets. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Rogue who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. During his travels, Kilvar and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Kilvar discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Kilvar fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 290 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is chestnut and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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 born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 sp.