Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His red hair is braided into rings. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Bathin wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Bathin reached his early adolescence his Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 120 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her fur is short and cinnamon. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Cloud was born the youngest of three triplets. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Ploughman. She struck the Ploughman job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is content; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Depressed, Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears yellow trousers with green and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is still thick. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bricklayer business.

History: He was born in the north. Dreali abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'1" and wears a blue coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Armorer father left her crippled. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Ida 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: She comes from a rich northern family. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and doesn't want to be a masseuse and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

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

Possessions: 140 gp.