Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. After months of barely getting by, Zâthra managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 80 pp. Azurite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp).

Description: She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. She has moderate length black hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Mortician, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her brown hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 sp.