Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a red coat with black slacks. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Gurdis lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gurdis grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gurdis. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. The war was a terrible time for her, and Bolhild does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blue hair has been sun bleached extensively. His red eyes dart from person to person.

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 has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Pelaios was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His dark red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Melech abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 6000 sp. Black opal (600 gp). Jade (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.