Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gunnloda will drive conversation. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Gunnloda was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Dyer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Dyer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Butcher, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'11". She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Faral was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her golden hair is braided into rings. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Ruler who has hired her part-time. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She's in love; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Citrine (50 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Unemployed. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Vani never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Religious, Job, In love, Guardian. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 sp.