Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Masseuse but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is dressed in earthy colors with a black and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Cartwright. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Nirgel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has worked as a Cartwright like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: 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; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears tattered old clothes. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her childhood dream was to be a Carter, but she was a colossal failure. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Jade (120 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to protect his home

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.