Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with black slacks, and is pretty ugly. His head has been shaved. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Mindartis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mindartis 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 Mindartis. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 310 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. She is physically well-built. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a red shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and brown pants. She has shaved her head bald. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Cora lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Scribe. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Logical, Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears long strands of aquamarine and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her tied-back hair is silver. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and carries pickaxes. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Dûgz speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spy. He's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Slave, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 130 gp.