Description: She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. His chestnut hair is cut short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Cartwright business.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane, Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 110 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She carries a battered halberd and tarnished shortspear as well. She wears her silver hair down. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born into a rich family. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Golden pearl (140 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (90 gp). 2 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She prefers to wear flannel. She has moderate length white hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She worked as a nervous Bather and found it very stressful. After a long history of fighting, Xanaphia and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork manacles.