Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. He wears his white hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He worked as a nervous Painter and found it very stressful. He became a Painter soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; 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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has moderate length golden hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a great chef.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Pennie was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Beggar. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he dresses like a well dressed Tanner does. He sports a flattop crest cut. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Gifted from a young age, Zedaar studied abroad. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He became a Tanner soon after.

Motivation: To be a Gardener again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 900 gp.