Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Sard (40 gp). Coral (140 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp).

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her copper crest is thinning but still full. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Rezena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 900 gp. Amber (80 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Coral (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Red spinel (80 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a brown tunic with pastel highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has blue eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to protect her home

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Eva hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 sp.