Description: This dark-skinned male wears a black armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Gruk was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Gruk was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Weaver. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 sp. Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants, and he perpetually has his shield ready. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Malmûg was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Malmûg decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She stands about 5'2" and has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Banker. His head has been shaved. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She likes to wear grey tank tops with tan skirt. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl 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 acts crazy and hedonistic. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Katherine was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp).