Description: He stands about 6'6" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is brown and curly. His black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. The war was a terrible time for him, and Mormo does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a halberd on her belt. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. She struck the Body Guard job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 pp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Jade (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Amber (140 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and green handkerchief worn on her left side. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in the south to a Bookbinder, Bethrynna learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bookbinder for hire.

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 she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Pacifist, Joker. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His hair is golden and curly. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gerbo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Job, In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.