Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her head has been shaved. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Butcher born in the past three hundred years. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Thiala took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Butcher for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Superior lock.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. His hair is red and very short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Skak was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Skak was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. His blue hair is braided into rings. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and doesn't want to be a unemployed and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has blue hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Herbalist but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He worked as a nervous Herbalist and found it very stressful. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Hematite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Varis was born with his mother's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with his Stylist mother left him crippled. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.