Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears an entirely red suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When Thea reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Now she works as a painting tutor during her time off.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'3" when asserting himself. His long bronze crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Shamash speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Shamash took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She carries with her a set of daggers, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Jillian and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 110 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. Her brown hair is still thick. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She got into the Apothecary business at a young age. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Apothecary for hire.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Religious, Job, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 320 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Tourmaline (110 gp).