Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born in the east. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

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

Possessions: 1500 gp. Amber (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His crest is copper and curly. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Gifted from a young age, Pandjed studied abroad. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. During his travels, Pandjed and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Pandjed discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Pandjed fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a quarterstaff on her belt. She has moderate length brown hair. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Markosian and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.