Description: She is a mite stocky and wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a Baker, her father struggled to pay the bills. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Courier kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He wears a violet feathered hat and violet clothes, and he perpetually has his sickle ready. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his feathered violet hat.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a hand crossbow on her belt. Her black fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At some point she was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2100 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses like a well dressed Bookbinder does and is in decent physical shape. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bookbinder. He has achieved small success as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult; and he is content

Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 6000 cp.