Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 2'10" when asserting himself. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. The war was a terrible time for him, and Burto does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shoemaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Burto fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is short and white. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bricklayer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bricklayer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bricklayer for hire.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he has a crush on the local brewer

Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Thomas was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Thomas was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, tan shirt, and green tie. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Meriele 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 Meriele. Being a Detective kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 sp.