Description: He wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 60000 cp. Jasper (40 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Azurite (9 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she very much looks the part of a Painter. Her red fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Aura was born the youngest of three triplets. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Aura has worked very hard to control her curse. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Calcitro was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor, Guardian. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 cp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Blacksmith. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.