Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Malachite (5 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'3" when asserting herself. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling white 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 will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe, and is pretty ugly. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a red shirt with thin green vertical stripes and brown pants, and carries clubs. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vani fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Tanner business.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To be a Stylist again.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.