Description: 5'11" and muscular, this eastern man wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His brown hair is cut short. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shane studied abroad. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shane 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 Shane. Being a Scribe kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 210 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'2" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His tied-back hair is silver. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Himo was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bather. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his top grey hat.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. After coming to the age of reason, John took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This southern man wears baggy black pantaloons and a violet scarf. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time, and is pretty ugly. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. Kabbarg is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.