Description: He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He wears a yellow wide-brimmed hat and yellow clothes. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. After coming to the age of reason, Patrick took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 250 gp. Pink pearl (130 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has done her best to style her gray fur to look like a famous performer. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 38000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Slave, Job, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.