Description: A 4'4" western man, he wears dull brown sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed whip, just in case. He has no hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gardain lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears just a blue suit. She carries with her a set of sais, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She uses divination through singing.

History: Cumpen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has achieved small success as a Apothecary.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 pp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is typically in his Laborer uniform. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears an eyepatch.

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 seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Laborer. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Laborer responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She wears a green vest and prefers violet and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She carries with her a set of warhammers, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blue crest is knotted and matted. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Crown-heir, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears an entirely blue suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Coral (130 gp). Star ruby (900 gp).