Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His hair is black and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Stableman but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Oriax was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. 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 Marshal. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in the east to a Locksmith, Nogu learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new locksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears bulky grey painted plate armor and is in decent physical shape. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Sybil is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Sybil has worked very hard to control her curse. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 110 gp. Jade (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.