Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His black fur is lengthy. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Ethereal is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Engraver kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. A freak accident while working with her Engraver father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Onyx (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Her silver hair is lengthy. She has green eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Luthra hails from a village terrorized by drow. After coming to the age of reason, Luthra took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. After a long history of fighting, Luthra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is portly but not overly obese. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He has hazel eyes and a grey hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Stylist. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and balancing his hectic life and new stylist responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).