Description: He wears an entirely black suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a Stableman first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in the west to a Stableman, Karash learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: To be a Priest again; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear flannel. His red hair is long and unkept. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Her long rusty crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ilde was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 210 gp.