Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is black and curly. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Thamuz is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

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 taken from his home at a very young age. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Malachite (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Galiena is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Stylist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Galiena and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the south. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and 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

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.