Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears a brown vest and prefers white and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is cut close to his head. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Now he works as a painting tutor during his time off.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (40 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: The child of a Locksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Merla was taken on many hunting expeditions. Merla was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Merla decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He struck the Architect job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has white crest. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Aerdeth has worked very hard to control his curse. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 18000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).