Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Locksmith but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the north. Travok was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Locksmith. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated, Pacifist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He uses divination through singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ahvain was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Maiathah lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 south. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a red scarf. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her childhood dream was to be a Crown-heir, but she was a colossal failure. She became a Assassin soon after.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Sard (80 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her chestnut hair is still thick. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: She was born in the south. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 sp.