Description: This man stands a little under 6'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has wavy gold crest. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To pay off his debts.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 7000 sp. Citrine (50 gp). Amethyst (120 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Butcher. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Butcher. He has worked as a Butcher like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her orange fur is braided into rings. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Cloak lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Cloak was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a lance on her belt. Her white hair is still thick. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She refers to her adoptive mother 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 born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He has gold crest. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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 south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp).