Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a hunchback. Her head has been shaved. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Carpenter. She is a great chef.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Carpenter for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Gilbert wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His crest is bronze and very short. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Scribe but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Kiirith was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Painter. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Malachite (9 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her long copper crest kept up in a rat tail. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Kava was born with her father's beautiful face. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1 Silk rope.