Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His black hair is knotted and matted. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Jet (130 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a brown vest and prefers black and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is brown and very short. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Jeweler. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Jeweler for the past few years.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Slave, Debt. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Star ruby (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). White pearl (50 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears her white hair up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Oriel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gifted student she started as a Shipwright, but she got bored and became a Banker. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Banker for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing a long, black cloak. His red hair is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 Painter. He's also a talented Stylist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 gp.