Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears tattered old clothes. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. 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: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 sp. Onyx (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears a green armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. She carries a battered glaive and tarnished sickle as well. Her hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Cook born in the past three hundred years. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the north to a Cook, Vapula learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Cook and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Cook like her father before her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her black hair up. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Jacoba hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. Jacoba is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 sp. Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: 4'4" and muscular, this eastern man wears tattered old clothes. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. Her brown hair is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Katherine will drive conversation. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 130 gp.