Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'11" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Shepherd, but he was a colossal failure. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dilettante. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears tattered old clothes. She has wavy golden hair. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Mayor

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

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a violet vest and prefers white and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 14. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: He stands about 5'6" and prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 50 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Coral (110 gp).